Tag Archives: science fiction

Westworld; I’m Swiping Left

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Marion

I watched the entire first season of HBO’S Westworld, plus the second season opener, just to give it a thorough chance. This show is not for me. It’s not only not for me, I don’t see why the fans who … Continue reading →

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Ursula Le Guin: Be Always Coming Home

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Marion

Ursula Le Guin published Always Coming Home in 1980. It was, from an experimental writer and a leading voice in speculative fiction and feminism, an experiment. It was Le Guin, the “anthropologist’s daughter” (as she sometimes named herself) playing with … Continue reading →

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The Hugos, 2016: Persona by Genevieve Valentine

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Marion

Here is a must-read 2015 novel by the author of Mechanique; Tales of the Circus Tresaulti, and The Girls of the Kingfisher Club. In Persona, Valentine attempts a full-throttle near-future science fiction novel, and nails it. In Persona, global politics … Continue reading →

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SF in SF… In San Jose

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Marion

SF in SF is a science fiction writers group that was the brainchild of Terry Bisson. It meets months and the proceeds from the bar at the event are donated to a charity. The Thursday, May 15, 2014, bar till … Continue reading →

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Right as I Watched

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Marion

“The Dark” is one of the stronger short stories I’ve read recently. In a collection with a number of strong ones (Karen Joy Fowler’s What I Didn’t See) “The Dark” is still a standout. I don’t know why this story … Continue reading →

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Woken Furies; a Long Review

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Marion

Woken Furies, Richard Morgan Ballentine Del Ray, 2007 Takeshi Kovacs spends most of Woken Furies, the third book in the Kovacs series, in a bad mood.  When I’m in a bad mood, I’m more snappish and sarcastic than usual.  Kovacs … Continue reading →

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Arabesk: A Tour Guide You Can Trust

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Marion

The Arabesk Series Pashazade Effendi Felaheen Jon Courtenay Grimwood Spectra Fiction When I first see Ashraf al-Masur, it is through Felix Abrinsky’s eyes. Felix is in a place with architectural features I’m not familiar with, in a city whose name … Continue reading →

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Names Have Power. I’m Talking to You, Syfy Channel.

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Marion

I know I’m way behind the curve on this one. The SciFi channel changed its name back in January, I think. Since my cable package no longer includes the channel, I wasn’t paying much attention. But come on! Syfy? Did … Continue reading →

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Suspending Disbelief

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Marion

I first heard the expression “a willing suspension of disbelief” at a science fiction convention. I was in my twenties. I didn’t get it. The words rolled around in my head but I couldn’t parse them. It took me awhile … Continue reading →

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