Doctor Who, SFF, history, and other things I think about far too much
Well, not just first impressions, the first couple of episodes impressions, which in the terrible ways of modern telly is a third of a season. I'm currently having Voyager on in the background while doing chores and it's twenty-six episodes a season. TWENTY-SIX. I've stopped being bitter about Kes leaving because in modern terms she's…
Continue reading ➞ Star Trek Starfleet Academy – First Impressions
As is traditional, I'm making this post in a very timely fashion; a mere three month after this year's Worldcon has concluded. Well done, me. In case you don't know what Worldcon is, it is a yearly science-fiction convention, and every year it takes place in a different city around the world. And this year…
Today's post is rather different to all the other posts I've made. For it has audio in it. The audio is a short interview with SFF writer Paul Cornell (that guy I do Hammer House of Podcast with) about his brilliant new novella, Rosebud. I had the chance to read an advanced copy and I…
Continue reading ➞ Rosebud Is An Awesome Novella, a Professional Interview with Paul Cornell
Because we wouldn't want to forget that women have always written SFF, WOULD WE? 1915 – Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1916 – Five Generations Hence by Lillian B Jones 1917 – The Great Beast of Kaifu by Clotilde Graves 1918 – The Professor in Erin by L. McManus 1919 – When Dead Lips Speak…
Lizbeth Myles 