Sep
18
Death is the Soul-Vulture: Ian Watson’s “Deathhunter”
A psychedelic afterlife fantasy that comes so close to greatness
9 min read
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Aug
14
"The Wizards and the Warriors": A Lost Treasure of 80s Fantasy
At first glance, Hugh Cook’s The Wizards and the Warriors (1986) presents a very unpromising prospect. There is the
8 min read
Jul
14
"Behold the Man": Michael Moorcock's Big Middle Finger to Christianity
a juvenile and mean-spirited novel from one of SFF's greatest authors
9 min read
Jun
17
Eden Among the Stars: Pauline Gedge’s “Stargate”
An obscure science-fantasy explores the bounds of Tolkien's legacy
9 min read
May
15
Timeless Warning: Karel Čapek’s “War With The Newts”
Nearly a century old, Čapek’s satire remains chillingly prophetic
9 min read
Apr
16
Liminal Labyrinth
Magic and modernity in Margaret St. Clair's "Sign of the Labrys"
10 min read
Mar
13
An Alternative Cosmos: Charles Fort's "New Lands"
The radical skepticism of Charles Fort's "New Lands"
8 min read
Feb
16
The Lonely Cosmos of J. O. Jeppson's "The Second Experiment"
Maybe all stories about space are also stories about loneliness
8 min read
Jan
16
Chess, Sex and Death: Ian Watson's "Queenmagic, Kingmagic"
On sacrificial kings and cold wars
8 min read
Dec
16
Perverse Playground: Jack L. Chalker’s "Midnight at the Well of Souls"
On writers' fetishes, isekai stories, and transformation
8 min read