It's time for the weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Harlan Ellison and Peter Firmin, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, The Handmaid's Tale, Tau, The First Purge, a Batman wedding 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:
- Andrew Liptak shares twelve fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels to check out this July.
- Cheryl Eddy shares 29 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this July.
- Tor.com share their favourite military fantasy series.
- Sam Hawke shares five SFF books exploring sibling relationships.
- Ed Grabianowski shares the perfect novels for every Dungeons & Dragons character class.
- Stephen L. Carter shares twelve rules for life he has learned from science fiction.
- Judith Tarr revisits the 1970 fantasy novel Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant.
- Liz Bourke revisits Melissa Scott's 1995 science fiction novel Shadow Man.
- LaShawn M. Wanak revisits Nisi Shawl's 2008 short fiction collection Filter House.
- Alan Brown revisits The Best of John W. Campbell.
- Damien Walter talks about Joseph Campbell and why we must create our own mythologies.
- Camestros Felapton wonders whether HAL 9000 from 2001 - A Space Odyssey counts as a robot.
- Joe Sommerlad shares the top ten UFO movies.
- Cheryl Eddy explains why season 3 of The Expanse was the best one yet.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Humans.
- Leah Schnelbach shares her appreciation for the 1989 time travel show Quantum Leap.
- StarTrek.com interviews Rick Berman about the so-called Star Trek director's school.
- Eric Eisenberg talks to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about Marvel's future release schedule.
- Todd VanDerWerff talks to Kevin Feige about the Oscar chances of Black Panther.
- Jeremy Fuster shares Chris Evans and Mark Hamill's answers to the important question: Could Luke Skywalker's lightsaber destroy Captain America's shield?
- Steve Vertlieb remembers Ray Harryhausen.
- Beth Elderkin reports that Apple's Siri erroneously told people that Stan Lee had died, based on a vandalised Wikipedia article.
- Peter Firmin, co-creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and other classic British children's TV programs, has died aged 89.
- Camestros Felapton remembers Peter Firmin.
Tributes to Harlan Ellison:
- Locus remembers Harlan Ellison.
- Josh Bernoff remembers Harlan Ellison.
- David Gerrold remembers Harlan Ellison.
- Buzz Dixon remembers Harlan Ellison.
- William Hughes discusses Harlan Ellison's trouble relationship to the medium of television.
- Evan Narcisse praises Harlan Ellison's take on Daredevil.
Comments on Ant-Man and the Wasp:
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Germain Lussier explains how both Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War impact Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Germain Lussier reports that the quantum realm scenes in Ant-Man and the Wasp contain some teasers for future Marvel movies.
- James Whitbrook expresses his annoyance about the fact that Ant-Man and the Wasp will be delayed by almost a month in many European countries because of the World Cup.
- Katie Kilkenny interviews Evangeline Lilly who plays Hope Van Dyne a.k.a. the Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Aaron Couch interviews Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and the Wasp.
- Watch a recap of Ant-Man and the Wasp's story so far, as told by Luís in his inimitable style.
Comments on season 2 of Luke Cage:
- Abigail Nussbaum shares her comments on season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts about season 2 of Luke Cage.
- Evan Narcisse declares that the focus on families in season 2 of Luke Cage has improved the show.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido also remarks on the importance of family in Luke Cage and shares his thoughts episodes 5 to 8 of season 2.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore points out that the LGBTQ romance subplot in season 2 of Luke Cage is part of the gangster film tradition.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore interviews Cheo Hodari Coker, showrunner of Luke Cage.
Comments on season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale:
- Allison Shoemaker shares her thoughts on the penultimate episode of season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Beth Elderkin shares her thoughts on the penultimate episode of season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on the penultimate episode of season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Julia Raeside shares her thoughts on episode 7 of season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale.
Comments on the Batman wedding (spoilers):
- George Gene Gustainis reports about the comic wedding of Batman and Catwoman with a massive spoilers in the headline.
- James Whitbrook declares that there is more to the latest issue of Batman than just that spoiler.
- Kieran Shiach declares that the spoiler did not ruin the Batman wedding issue as all.
- Jim Johnson wonders what the hell just happened in Batman No. 50.
- Farid Ul-Haq wonders whether the events in Batman No. 50 matter in the long run.
- John Wenz points out that trouble superhero weddings are not exactly an uncommon occurrence in the Marvel and DC universes.
- Patrick Cavanaugh interviews Tom King, current writer of Batman.
Comments on Tau:
- Renaldo Matadeen calls Tau the Ultron origin story the Marvel movies never gave us.
- Charles Bramesco calls Tau a moronic thriller and science fiction disaster.
- Renaldo Matadeen explains the ending of Tau.
Comments on The First Purge:
- Benjamin Lee calls The First Purge a nihilistic Trumpian horror.
- Ian Cardona declares that The First Purge is the most political film of the franchise yet.
- Ian Cardona explains how The First Purge sets up another sequel.
- Beth Elderkin reports on the planned The Purge TV series and shares the first trailer.
Awards:
- The winners of the 2018 Rhysling Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2018 Baen Adventure Fantasy Awards have been announced.
- The nominations for the 2018 ENnie Awards have been announced.
- The Red Panda Fraction has created an eligibility spreadsheet for the 2018 Dragon Awards .
- Bryan Thao Worra shares some tips for voting for the Elgin Awards.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Rachel Swirsky shares some tips for dealing with writer's block.
- Kristian Wilson shares eleven essential books for writing, based upon which genre you want to write.
- Catherine Faris King talks about writing magic.
- Erika W. Smith explains how fanfiction helped her to have a career in writing.
Interviews:
- The Portalist interviews Robert Silverberg.
- Megan Crouse interviews Rebecca Roanhorse.
- Ilana C. Myer interviews R.F. Kuang.
- Dennis Chekalov interviews Jan Edwards.
- Ivie Ani interviews Janelle Monáe.
Reviews:
- Liz Bourke reviews Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse.
- Liz Bourke reviews Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Aidan Moher reviews The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
- Tadiana Jones reviews Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews.
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald reviews Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor.
- Ross Johnson reviews Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio.
- Alex Brown reviews Space Unicorn Blues by T.J. Berry.
- Kat Hooper reviews Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire.
- Matthew Keeley reviews The Emissary by Yoko Tawada, translated by Margaret Mitsutani.
- Bookworm Blues reviews Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
- Tara Scott reviews Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones.
- Marion Deeds reviews The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman.
- Lila Garrott reviews The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri.
- Marion Deeds also reviews Weaver's Lament by Emma Newman.
- Mark Yon reviews Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi.
- Paul Kincaid reviews Shelter by Dave Hutchinson.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Halcyon by Rio Youers.
- Michael Patrick Hicks reviews Eat the Rich by Renee Miller.
- Kat Hooper reviews Legend Has It by Elliott James.
- Kev Harrison reviews The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer.
Crowdfunding:
- Battlefield Press is looking for funding for a 40th anniversary reprint of the illustrated art book series Terran Trade Authority Handbook: Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD.
- An archival collection of Sally the Sleuth, an early spicy crime comic from the 1930s, is looking for funding.
- The Planetary Society is looking for funding to create a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of asteroid impacts.
- Jewellery designer Kristin Noell is looking for funding to produce enamel LGBT+ themed weapons pins.
- Tim Lehnerer is looking for funding to make mix CDs and give them out at B-Fest 2019 in Evanston, Illinois.
- Fantasy writer Becca McNair needs some help to buy a new laptop.
Con reports:
- Mike Glyer reports that the proposed 2020 WorldCon in Wellington, New Zealand, has to move its planned dates forward because of a scheduling conflict.
- Mike Glyer shares an update about Jon Del Arroz's lawsuit against WorldCon 76.
- The Geekiary reports about ClexaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Robin Anne Reid reports about the exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK.
- Mike Chomko reports that Bob Gorton, former chairperson of Pulpcon, has died.
- Eneasz Brodski reports about the Writers of the Future awards ceremony and workshop in Los Angeles, California.
Science and technology:
- The BBC reports about Cimon, a floating robot who will assist the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- The BBC reports that a Polish charity has gotten a huge phone bill, after the sim card of the GPS tracker on the back of a stork was stolen in Sudan and the thief used it to make twenty hours worth of phone calls.
Free online fiction:
- "Buyers' Remorse and Seven Slain Cause 'Adorable' Robot Dinosaur Stock to Plummet Tuesday" by James Wiswell in Robot Dinosaur Fiction!
- "The Caretaker Noticed" by Katie Spina in Robot Dinosaur Fiction!
- "Permanent Fatal Errors" by Jay Lake in Lightspeed.
- "You Can Make a Dinosaur, but You Can't Help Me" by K.M. Szpara in Uncanny Magazine.
- "Red Lizard Brigade" by Sam J. Miller in Uncanny Magazine.
- "A Song of Home, the Organ Grinds" by James Beamon in Lightspeed.
- "Figs, Detached" by Jenn Grunigen in Nightmare Magazine.
- "A Brief and Fearful Star" by Carmen Maria Machado in Slate.
- "Memorials" by Aliette de Bodard in Apex Magazine.
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