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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee: THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN
Here’s my next post reviewing the seven short-listed nominees for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award. A reminder–the awards are made by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and will be presented at Norwescon‘s annual conference on April 3, 2026. The… Continue reading
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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee: CASUAL
The Nominees Casual by Koji A. Dae (Tenebrous Press) Casual is a compelling novel about trauma and abuse, set in a future Bulgaria, where the Haves live in the crystal-paved luxurious New Sofia deep underground, while the Have-Nots have to… Continue reading
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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee: OUTLAW PLANET
Here’s the second of my posts reviewing the nominees for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award. A reminder–the awards are made by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and will be presented at Norwescon‘s annual conference on April 3, 2026. The… Continue reading
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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee SUNWARD, by William Alexander: a review
Here’s my first post reviewing the nominees for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award. A reminder–the awards are made by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and will be presented at Norwescon‘s annual conference on April 3, 2026. The Nominees Sunward,… Continue reading
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Speculative Fiction Awards Season Coming Up!
Every year around this time, I start getting notifications about the major speculative fiction awards and their lists of nominees. Reading through these short-lists of nominees is an excellent way to discover some great new books, often by authors you… Continue reading
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Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026: Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here it is, the day we celebrate what we love–and the end of Fairytale Fantasy Week. This year’s theme: Robin Hood retellings. This year was especially difficult. When I began, months ago, to search for books to feature in these… Continue reading
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Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026: Everyone loves a rogue
. . . and that’s why everyone loves Robin Hood. What is a rogue, exactly? The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language gives this as its first definition: “An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.” But… Continue reading
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Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026: Robin goes to the movies, the theater, the game console. . .
Robin Hood doesn’t just live in books. He didn’t start out in books, and he has not stayed safely between book covers. Robin gets around! Robin Hood Goes to the Movies A number of sites rank the Robin Hood movies… Continue reading
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Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026: Revisionist Robin Hood
DAY FOUR of Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026, and we move to revisionist takes on the Robin Hood legend. This category is a bit unfair, because almost all Robin Hood retellings in the contemporary world are revisionist in one way or… Continue reading
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Fairytale Fantasy Week 2026: Others in the ‘Hood
You think Robin Hood retellings, you’d be perfectly justified in thinking they’re going to be about Robin Hood, am I right? And they are. They are. But a lot of them don’t feature Robin as the main character in the… Continue reading
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