Short Stories (another babble about this)

Anyone reading about science fiction right now will undoubtedly have heard about the demise of the short story market. I think of all the forms that science fiction (and fantasy) comes in, the short form is the one that is most likely to die as a viable market. Anthologies and collections will still be around, […]

World Fantasy Award Winners!

Well, everyone else is talking about it, so I might as well tell all my readers who the winners were at the World Fantasy Awards this year. Lifetime AchievementDiane Wynne Jones and Betty BallantineNovelSoldier of Sidon, Gene Wolfe (Tor)Novella“Botch Town”, Jeffrey Ford (The Empire of Ice Cream, Golden Gryphon)Short Fiction“Journey Into the Kingdom”, M. Rickert […]

A Solid Farewell To An Icon

It’s really irrelevant if you liked Robert Jordan’s work or not. You can’t deny his impact on fantasy literature, one that while not as powerful as Tolkien’s, is certainly recognizable. Jordan pioneered the massive fantasy epic series. There is no doubt that his writing (including not only the Wheel of Time, but various other work […]