Helping Out a Friend: The Science Fiction of Tom Curry
This post begins: Tom Curry (1900-1976) has won his place in the Pulps as a Western writer, the main author of the Rio Kid Magazine Read More
Category: Science fiction
Big Brain Aliens
Aliens have big heads. Big heads mean big brains. Makes sense, right? Or does it? With the increase in understanding of our ancestral roots, we Read More
Phillip Wylie and the End of the World
This June I had a lot of fun writing about George Allan England’s “June 6, 2016” (www.michaelmayadventureblog.com/2016/06/june-6-2016-predictions-and.html). In that piece I compared England’s version of Read More
Handmaid’s Tale Wins Emmy for Best Drama
The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, won the Emmy Award last night for Best Dramatic Series. Along with that award the series Read More
Bolos: Relics of War
“Combat Unit” (F&SF, November 1960) was the first Bolo tale, and in it we can see Laumer has begun at the end, creating much of Read More
RIP Basil Gogos
I hate having to post these things and I REALLY hate having to post this one. Basil Gogos passed away on Thursday. He was 78 Read More
Dark Worlds Quarterly #2 is HERE!
The second issue of DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY is here! Our second issue features an interview with BYRON CRAFT about his novel THE CRY OF CTHULHU Read More
Jerry Pournelle: 1933-2017
We are very saddened to report that Jerry Pournelle passed away in his sleep at his home in Studio City, CA. A Science fiction writer, essayist Read More
We’re hard at work on Issue #2!
We are furiously putting together our second issue which is threatening to be even bigger than our first! We are very pleased to have an Read More
DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY #2: Coming Soon!
There’s still a little bit of summer left, but not much. Fall is creeping around the corner like some shambling monster ready to pounce unexpectedly. Read More