It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Mira Furlan, Tim Lane, Storm Constantine, Charles R. Saunders and Virgil Finlay, Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek in general, season 5 of The Expanse, WandaVision, The Queen of Black Magic, James Bond delayed yet again, Robert E. Howard at 115 and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction empires that seemed too big to fail.
- Anna Carey shares five SFF books that are both dark and funny.
- J. Elle shares books about fantasy heroines that fight oppression.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF books that use different strategies to promote the thankless task of planetary colonisation.
- Sylvain Neuvel shares five alternate histories about the space race.
- Chelsea Davis talks about colour in horror fiction.
- Dean E.S. Richards wishes that platonic relationships were more common in SFF.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at snake people and were-serpents in pulp fantasy.
- Kurt Schiller explains why Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are such big fans of Iain M. Banks' Culture series.
- Jane Lindskold shares her memories of Roger Zelazny.
- Tara Jackson discusses the homoerotic implications of the pulp art of Margaret Brundage.
- C.D. Covington shares his appreciation for the Foreigner series by C.J. Cherryh.
- Matthew Knight shares his appreciation for the Corum Chronicles by Michael Moorcock.
- Stephen Kearse shares his appreciation for the works of N.K. Jemisin.
- Leah Schnelbach wonders whether the future portrayed in William Gibson's 1981 Cyberpunk story "Johnny Mnemonic" and its 1995 film adaptation is better than the one we actually have.
- Noah Berlatsky muses about Daphne Du Maurier, Alfred Hitchcock and The Birds.
- Jake Jackson shares his appreciation for the works of Clark Ashton Smith.
- Steven Brower profiles Bruce Berry, controversial comics and fan artist.
- Olivia Sudjic wonders how social media and the internet will change the novel.
- J. Oliver Conroy reviews the weirdest erotica of the Trump era.
- Aaron Keller reports that one of the would-be insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol tries to cite Lord of the Rings as an argument in his defence.
- Paul Weimer explains how he got banned from Twitter as part of a troll attack.
- Visit the online historical dictionary of science fiction.
- Fanzine editor and Hugo finalist Tim Lane has died aged 69.
- Joseph T. Major remembers Tim Lane.
- Davide Mana remembers the late Storm Constantine.
- Neil Genzlinger remembers the late Charles R. Saunders.
Robert E. Howard at 115:
- James Malizewski shares his appreciation for the works of Robert E. Howard for his 115th birthday.
- Brian Murphy remembers Robert E. Howard for his 115th birthday.
- Brian Murphy also takes a look at the correspndence between Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft.
- C.L. Werner talks about Robert E. Howard's struggles with depression.
- Bill Ward discusses the worldbuilding of Robert E. Howard.
- Bill Ward offers a brief overview of Robert E. Howard scholarship.
- Deuce Richardson explains why Robert E. Howard's Conan was also known as Amra for a period of his life.
Tributes to Virgil Finlay who died 50 years ago:
Film and TV:
- Alex McLevy isn't quite convinced by Resident Alien, but praises Alan Tudyk's performance.
- Leslie Felperin calls A Ghost Waits a haunting and heartwarming romantic horror comedy.
- Peter Bradshaw calls Synchronic a tiresome time travel drama.
- Alex McLevy finds that the Chinese disaster film Skyfire scratches his itch for big dumb action movies.
- Katie Rife calls Saint Maud an unnerving religious horror movie.
- Stuart Heritage wonders whether Godzilla vs. Kong is the big dumb action movie we have been waiting for.
- Randall Colburn shares his thoughts on the Iranian horror movie The Night.
- Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya shares her thoughts on the season 2 premiere of Snowpiercer.
- Alasdair Stuart shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Batwoman.
- Ani Bundel shares her thoughts on the latest episode of American Gods.
- Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Stand.
- Zaron Burnett III declares that the Star Wars sequel trilogy handled the character of Finn badly.
- Ryan La Sala shares seventeen iconic fashion moments from science fiction and fantasy films and TV shows.
- Shaun Duke revisits the 1996 scienc fantasy film Space Jam.
- Radheyan Simonpillai revisits the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes and finds it better than remembered.
- Tom Breihan revisits the 2003 fantasy movie The Return of the King.
- Remco van Straten and Angeline B. Adams revisits the 2009 historical horror movie Solomon Kane.
- Victoria Silverwolf takes a look at some of the James Bond imitators of the 1960s.
- David Craig interviews former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davis.
- Andrew Woodger interviews Julian Simpson who adapted H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth as a radio drama for the BBC.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore reminds us of what superhero movies need to remember before embracing the Multiverse.
- Ben Child hopes that we will eventually see Charlie Cox as Daredevil in the Marvel cinematic universe.
- Scottie Andrews reports that US Senator and current president of the US Senate Patrick Leahy has also appeared in five different Batman films.
- Disney animator Dale Baer has died aged 70.
- Walter Bernstein, screenwriter of Fail Safe and many other, has died aged 101.
Tributes to Mira Furlan:
- Croatian American actress Mira Furlan, best known for playing Delenn in Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau in Lost, has died aged 65.
- Babylon 5 creator and showrunner J. Michael Straczynski remember Mira Furlan.
- Bruce Boxleitner, who played Commander Sheridan in Babylon 5, remembers Mira Furlan.
- James Whitbrook remembers Mira Furlan.
Comments on Star Trek in general:
- Alasdair Stuart shares his thoughts on the season 3 finale of Star Trek Discovery.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Extreme Risk" and "In the Flesh".
- Alvaro Zinos-Amaro revisits the Star Trek Deep Space Nine tie-in novel Enigma Tales by Una McCormack.
Comments on WandaVision:
- Andrew Ellard shares his thoughts on the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Stephen Robinson shares his thoughts about the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares his thoughts on the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares his thoughts on the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the latest episode of WandaVision.
- Derek Künsken shares his thoughts on WandaVision.
- Marah Eakin interviews Kathryn Hahn who plays Agnes in WandaVision.
- Lauren Puckett traces the comics history of the twins Billy and Tommy.
Comments on season 5 of The Expanse:
Comments on The Queen of Black Magic:
Comments on the latest delay of the James Bond film No Time to Die:
- Rebecca Rubin reports that the release date for the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die has been delayed yet again.
- Bill Koenig reports about the renewed delay of the James Bond movie No Time to Die.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw also reports about the renewed delays of several movies.
- Peter Bradshaw finds something hopeful about the renewed delay of the upcoming James Bond film.
Awards:
- The preliminary ballot for the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards has been announced.
- The recipients of the SFWA's 2021 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Gotham Book Prize have been announced with some love for genre novels.
- The winners of the 2021 ALA Youth Media Awards have been announced.
- The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey has won the Costa Book of the Year Award.
- Nominations for the 2021 Hugo Awards are open.
- Derek B. Miller talks about the slow burn of inspiration.
- K.T. Howard shares some writing exercises.
- Milan Terlunen talks about the art of the plot twist.
- Kate Weinberg shares a piece of writing advice she received from the late John Le Carré.
- Stina Leicht talks about worldbuilding with negative space.
- S.M. Carriére talks about virtual writing group meetings and how they helped her during the pandemic.
- Clea Simon explains how her cat Thisbe helps her with her writing.
- Joanna Penn is running a survey on author income streams.
- Christian Hoffer reports that Dragonlance writers Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman have withdrawn their lawsuit against Wizards of the Coast.
- Meghan Roos reports that a literary agent was fired after it revealed that she was active on Gab and Parler.
- Alison Flood reports that book sales have risen in spite of the pandemic.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains how the e-book market developed during the pandemic.
Interviews:
- Arley Sorg interviews N.K. Jemisin.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Adrian Tchaikovsky.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews R.J. Barker.
- Claire Armitstead interviews Monique Roffey.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Joshua Phillip Johnson.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Charles Farnell.
- Egg Embry interviews Howard Andrew Jones.
- Andrea Johnson interviews Matt Betts.
- Cat Luria interviews Priscilla Kint.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Margret Helgadottir.
- John Joseph Adams and Wendy N. Wagner interview each other.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk of The Hugo Book Club Blog.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Womble of Runalong the Shelves.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Steven Morrissette.
Reviews:
- Paul Weimer reviews Persephone Station by Stina Leicht.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Radio Life by Derek B. Miller.
- Jon Morgan reviews Radio Life by Derek B. Miller.
- Lis Carey reviews Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Inscape by Louise Carey.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Inscape by Louise Carey.
- Kat Hooper reviews Today I Am Carey by Martin L. Shoemaker.
- Steve J. Wright reviews A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher.
- Martin Cahill reviews The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner.
- Paul Weimer reviews Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick.
- Rob Bedford reviews Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick.
- Liz Bourke reviews Doors of Sleep by Tim Pratt.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Forever Sea by Joshua Philip Jackson.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.
- Richard Marpole reviews The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison.
- Whiskey With My Book reviews The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth.
- Camestros Felapton reviews The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix.
- Matthew Keeley reviews The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Fable by Adrienne Young.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur.
- A.M. Justice reviews Darkness Forged by Matt Larkin.
- Adri Joy reviews On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu.
- Bill Capossere reviews Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Route of Ice & Salt by Jose Luis Zarate, translated by David Bowles.
- Martin Cahill reviews Siege of Rage and Ruin by Django Wexler.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Seep by Chana Porter.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Big Blind by Lavie Tidhar.
- Ian Mond reviews Eartheater by Dolores Reyes, translated by Julia Sanches.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews In Darkness, Shadows Breathe by Catherine Cavendish.
- Arley Sorg reviews Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap.
- Karen Burnham reviews Creative Surgery by Clelia Farris, translated by Rachel Cordasco.
- Mark Chitty reviews Lockdown Tales by Neal Asher.
- Russell Letson reviews The Best of Walter Jon Williams, edited by Walter Jon Williams.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Best of Elizabeth Hand by Elizabeth Hand.
- Paul Weimer reviews Relics, Wrecks and Ruins, edited by Aiki Flinthart.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020, edited by Diana Gabaldon and John Joseph Adams.
- Paula Guran reviews The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Twelve, edited by Ellen Datlow.
Classics reviews:
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1903 lost world novel The Golden Fetich by Eden Phillpotts
- Michael Billington revisits the 1921 science fiction play RUR by Karel Capek, which gave the world the term "robot".
- Doug Ellis revisits the 1924 fantasy novel The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt.
- Daniel J. Davis also revisits The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt.
- James Malizewski revisits the 1929 Kull sword and sorcery story "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" by Robert E. Howard.
- C.L. Werner revisits the 1939 Prester John sword and sorcery novels Flame Winds and Sons of the Bear God by Norvell Page.
- Steve J. Wright revisits the June 1941 issue of Unknown.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1954 YA science fiction novel Starship Through Space by Lee Correy a.k.a. G. Harry Stine.
- Cora Buhlert revisits the 1966 sword and planet novel The Sword of Lankor by Howard L. Cory a.k.a. Jack Owen and Julie Ann Jardine.
- Vicki Lucas revisits the 1966 science fiction novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
- Mark Yon revisits the February 1966 issues of Science Fantasy and New Worlds.
- Paul Fraser revisits the 1966 science fiction story "5 Eggs" by Thomas M. Disch.
- Paul Fraser revisits the 1966 science fiction story "Splice of Life" by Sonya Dorman.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1970 anthology Infinity One, edited by Robert Hoskins.
- Ken Lizzi revisits the 1977 sword and sorcery anthology Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians, edited by Lin Carter.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1988 science fiction anthology The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois.
Con and event reports:
- Daniel Dern shares his experiences at the virtual Arisia.
- Chris M. Barkley shares some suggestions for improving WorldCon and other fan conventions.
- Andrew Pulver reports that the 2021 Cannes Film Festival has been pushed back to July.
- Brian Ashcroft reports that copyright changes in Japan might severely impact cosplay.
Science and technology:
- Joyce Maynard remembers teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger disaster.
- Andrew Lyle reports that Canadian scientists have unearthed the first baby tyrannosaurus fossils ever found.
- Isaac Schulz reports that the supposedly extinct Fillipino volcano mouse is actually doing pretty well.
- Remco van Straten and Angeline B. Adams recount the history of the Oera Linda book, an 1870s forgery of a supposedly early Frisian manuscript.
- Melissa Gomez reports that the University of Berkley in Berkley, California, has removed the name of Alfred Louis Kroeber, anthropologist and father of Ursula K. Le Guin, from a building on campus because of Kroeber's controversial research on Native Americans.
Free online fiction:
- "The Billionaire Shapeshifters' Ex-Wives' Club" by Marissa Lingen in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Aster's Partialities:Vitri's Best Store for Sundry Antiques" by Tovah Strong in Clarkesworld.
- "Leaving Room for the Moon" by P.H. Lee in Clarkesworld.
- "Of Moonlight and Magic" by Kayla Whittle in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Meet Cute" by Templeton Moss in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Guadelupe Witch" by Josh Rountree in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Her Black Coal Heart a Dimaond in my Hand" by R.K. Duncan in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Mouth and Marsh, Silver and Song" by Sloane Leong in Fireside Magazine.
- "Love, That Hungry Thing" by Cassandra Khaw in Apex Magazine.
- "I Let You Out" by Desirina Boskovich in Nightmare Magazine.
- "On the Fringes of the Fractal" by Greg Van Eekhout in Lightspeed.
- "Frost's Boy" by P.H. Lee in Lightspeed.
- "Punch God in the Face by the Harmnones" by Brandon O'Brien in Anathema Magazine.
- "Each Night an Adaptation" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu in The Dark.
- "Where You Go" by Somto O. Ihezue in Omenana.
- "Shards" by Ian Rogers in Tor.com.
- "Dispatches from the Front: Number Sixty-One" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
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