It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with The Handmaid's Tale, The Expanse, Lost in Space, Prospect, uproars involving ConCarolinas and WorldCon 76 as well as the usual mix of awards news, writing advice, interviews, reviews, con reports, crowdfunding campaigns, science articles, free online fiction and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Eric Brown offers a round-up of the best recent science fiction and fantasy novels.
- Elise Ringo explains why speculative fiction needs more female villains who don't fit only into a few stock roles.
- Rowenna Miller talks about gender roles and the authenticity falsehood in fantasy.
- Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about the diversity problem in the romance genre.
- Maria Popova shares Ursula K. Le Guin's thoughts on poetry.
- Amber Troska shares her appreciation for the works of Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.
- Sean Guynes-Vishniac remembers the early science fiction club the Futurians and traces their influence on the genre.
- Ioannis Kokkinidis takes a look at the plausibility of the Lunar city as a tourist destination in Artemis by Andy Weir.
- Judith Tarr revisits Andre Norton's 1959 science fiction novel Star Hunter.
- Corey J. White revisits Stephen King's 1979 novel The Long Walk.
- Peng Shepherd shares her appreciation for Michael Kurland's 1989 alternate history novel Perchance.
- Emily Asher-Perrin explains that the image of Robin Hood we have today is a lie.
- Kim Wilkins shares her love for Princess Leia and Star Wars.
- James Whitbrook shares a tribute to the underused Avenger Hawkeye.
- Charles Tan shares his thoughts on the Pacific Rim franchise and explains why it is an outsider's view of Asian culture.
- April Wolfe wonders whether the success of Get Out! and A Quiet Place means that the horror fim genre is getting too mainstream for hardcore fans.
- Peter Bradshaw shares his thoughts about the movie Rampage.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Timeless.
- Egyptian science fiction writer Ahmed Khaled Towfik has died aged 55.
- British science fiction critic Peter Nicholls has died aged 78.
Comments on season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale:
- Maureen Ryan declares that season 2 neatly manages to expand the world of Margaret Atwood's eponymous novel in season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Linda Wright is also pleased with how season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale expands upon the novel.
- Christopher Hooton explains how season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale advances beyond the book.
- Jen Chaney declares that season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale is as brutal as ever.
- Kirsten Chuba compiles everything we know about season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
Comments on season 3 of The Expanse:
- Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Expanse.
- Zack Handlen shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Expanse.
Comments on Prospect:
- Nathan Matisse is very impressed by the science fiction movie Prospect.
- Peter Debruge calls Prospect an intriguing and atmospheric science fiction debut.
- Watch a trailer for Prospect.
Comments on the new Lost in Space:
- Glen Weldon declares that the new Lost in Space is everything the original was not, but otherwise quite likes it.
- Eric Adams declares that the new Lost in Space has jettisoned the camp, but also the charme of the original.
- Matthew Gilbert calls the new Lost in Space sleek, shiny and boring.
- Emily Asher-Perrin calls the new Lost in Space truly lost.
- Beth Elderkin shares her spoilerish thoughts on the new Lost in Space.
- Beth Elderkin also profiles Parker Posey who plays Dr. Smith in Lost in Space.
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2018 Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Seiun Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2018 Nommo Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2017 This Is Horror Awards have been announced.
- Andrew Sean Greer has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel Less.
- The winner of the 2018 Chandler Award has been announced.
- The winner of the 2018 Premio Robot has been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2018 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards has been announced.
- The winners of the 2018 British Academy Games Awards have been announced.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Shannon Ferretti shares some tips for people who want to write fiction.
- Bryan Ye explains how to write wherever you go.
- Wendy Van Camp talks about her novel reference journal.
- Hunter Shea shares five steps to building a winning mailing list.
Interviews:
- Neil Gaiman and N.K. Jemisin interview each other.
- The Qwillery interviews Cass Morris.
- Ilana C. Myer interviews Alex Bledsoe.
- Michael Patrick Hicks interviews Jason Parent.
- Andrea Johnson interviews Andrew F. Kooy.
- Danette Chavez interviews Hayley Atwell, best known for playing Peggy Carter in Agent Carter.
Reviews:
- Andrew Liptak reviews Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente.
- Rich Horton reviews Provenance by Ann Leckie.
- Rich Horton reviews Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Shellie Horst reviews Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell.
- Camestros Felapton reviews The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi.
- Jeff Somers reviews The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt
- Ceridwen Christensen reviews Before Mars by Emma Newman.
- Liz Bourke also reviews Before Mars by Emma Newman.
- Jana Nyman also reviews Before Mars by Emma Newman.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews One Way by S.J. Morden.
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald reviews Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks.
- Mieneke van der Salm reviews Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller.
- Adri's Book Reviews reviews Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller.
- Ardi Alspach reviews Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller.
- Corrina Lawson reviews Head On by John Scalzi.
- Aidan Moher reviews Fire Dance by Ilana C. Myer.
- Jana Nyman reviews Magic of Wind and Mist by Cassandra Rose Clark.
- Colleen Mondor reviews The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Origamy by Rachel Armstrong.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews The Listener by Robert McCammon.
- Adrienne Martini reviews Semiosis by Sue Burke.
- Ross Johnson revews Bash Bash Revolution by Douglas Lain.
- The Little Red Reviewer reviews Breaking the World by Jerry Gordon.
Crowdfunding:
- The feminist horror anthologies Broad Knowledge: 35 Women Up To No Good, edited by Joanne Merriam, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth: Women Up To No Good, edited by Octavia Cade, are looking for funding.
- Dianna Lui is looking for funding to produce the cute Sprinkles, the Ice Cream Unicorn plushie.
Con reports:
- Mike Glyer reports about a controversy at ConCarolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina, regarding the guest selection.
- Mike Glyer also reports that the controversial guest will no longer appear at ConCarolinas.
- Camestros Felapton also weighs in on the ConCarolinas controversy.
- Mike Glyer also reports that the future of Odyssey Con in Madison, Wisconsin, is uncertain following an uproar last year.
- Mike Glyer also reports that Jon Del Arroz has filed a lawsuit against WorldCon 76.
- Kat Clay reports about Swancon 43 in Perth, Australia, and shares some photos.
- Arthur Chappell reports about Follycon, the 2018 Eastercon in Harrogate, UK.
- Locus shares a report about StokerCon 2018 in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Walker Martin reports about the 2018 Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- Patrick Verel reports about the conference "Touching the Face of the Cosmos: On the Intersection of Space Travel and Religion" at Fordham University in New York City.
- The Geekiary shares an interview with fan artist Foley at ClexaCon 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Mark L. Blackman reports about a staged reading of Ray Bradbury Live (forever), featuring actor Bill Oberst Jr., in New York City.
- Alisa Krassnostein is running a survey for people who attended cons in Australia.
Science and technology:
- Richard Hollingham reports about the ambitious proposal to build a space museum in orbit.
- Menaka Wilhelm reports about a project to grow fresh greens at an Antarctic research station in preparation for growing plants in space.
Free online fiction:
- "Worth Her Weight in Gold" by Sarah Gailey at Tor.com.
- "Weft" by Rahul Kanakia in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Fireskin" by Joanne Rixon in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "The Snow Train" by Ken Liu in Lightspeed.
- "The Elephant's Crematorium" by Timothy Mudie in Lightspeed.
- "Cutting Teeth" by Kirsty Logan in The Dark.
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