Goodafterevenmorn! You may recall that I once said that all writing advice is bunk (sort of). I hold that to be mostly true. Knowing this, I’m still going to offer some advice to anyone out the...
This essay precedes the two prior ones in our series, having appeared in Tit-Bits in December of 1900. The aptly named Tit-Bits was a potpourri of ‘stuff’ which was published by George Newnes...
Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1955. Cover by Ed Emshwiller Almost 70 years ago, the February, 1955 issue of Galaxy hit newsstands, and since I wasn’t alive, my review had to wait until now. ...
https://www.blackgate.com/2024/04/21/galaxy-science-fiction-february-1955-a-retro-review/
Hammer’s Slammers (Ace Books, April 1979). Cover by Paul Alexander David Drake passed away on December 10, 2023, and his death was a major loss to the field. In addition to his considerable acc...
https://www.blackgate.com/2024/04/20/vintage-treasures-hammers-slammers-by-david-drake/
Real estate prices in San Francisco are notoriously high, which leads Karen Haber’s character in “3 RMS, Good View” to seek out extreme living arrangements. Despite her better judgement, sh...
https://www.blackgate.com/2024/04/19/a-to-z-reviews-3-rms-good-view-by-karen-haber/
Death Comes Too Late (Hard Case Crime, March 12, 2024). Cover art by Paul Mann Charles Ardai is the creator and the editor of the famous, successful Hard Case Crime series (featuring novels by th...
Andre Norton’s two-book series Judgment on Janus and Victory on Janus (Fawcett Crest, December 1979 and January 1980). Covers by Ken Barr Part I of Andre Norton: Gateway to Magic is here. Two o...
https://www.blackgate.com/2024/04/17/andre-norton-gateway-to-magic-part-ii/
Under Fortunate Stars (Solaris, May 9, 2023). Cover design by Dominc Forbes According to the Solaris website, Under Fortunate Stars was published in the US nearly a year ago. But I just found it ...
https://www.blackgate.com/2024/04/16/new-treasures-under-fortunate-stars-by-ren-hutchings/
So in our first series post, we had a LONG post on ACD’s 1923 essay – The Truth Behind Sherlock Holmes – for Collier’s The National Weekly. This week, it’s an earlier one he which wrote...
The Mote in Time’s Eye (DAW, January 1975). Cover by Josh Kirby This is the latest in a series of posts I’m doing covering relatively obscure SF novels of the ‘70s and ‘80s. This novel wa...