Nexhuman by Francesco Verso brilliantly blends the story of a young man’s obsessive love for a transhuman being with a vivid depiction of a consumerist society strangling on its own trash. Skillfully translated by Sally McCorry, the novel poses powerful questions about what it means to be human. We see this world through the eyes […]
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Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
In Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad, it takes a neighborhood of strange characters, rather than an over-reaching scientist as with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, to create a monster. And it takes a good story, whether or not it is true, just so long as it is believed. There are many stories and levels of truth in […]
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The science fiction reviews on this site are my reflections on stories and novels that have meant a lot to me. In other words, it's personal. In a time when everything gets professionalized (even fandom), I'd like to defend a space for the amateur reader as well as writer. I happen to believe that … Read More about Science Fiction Reviews
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The short fiction pieces that appear from time to time on this blog are parts of a work in progress set in a distant world called Indus. Very much in progress. Your thoughts and reactions will be most welcome as I keep adding people and details to this emerging world. I am a believer in indie … Read More about Short Fiction
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Something is struggling to be born in this damaged and inspiring world, and I believe science fiction and its speculative cousins are helping us figure out what it is. It’s pushing the imaginations of fiction writers to bend and twist familiar forms to try to capture the forces that are hurling us … Read More about About
