The Right Geek

A few weeks ago, I shared my personal nominations in the Novel category for the upcoming Hugo Awards. As the deadline looms, 'tis now t...

I don't really listen to podcasts. I have been in a few because panels tend to be recorded for that purpose at Dragon Con, but sadly, I...

" What we want to see : Adventure fantasy with heroes you want to root for. Warriors either modern or medieval, who solve problems with...

I don't necessarily have a problem with dark and/or dystopic stories. At their best, said stories  do  communicate ideas that are both i...

Today, we come to yet another  sci-fi/fantasy author that I, as a supposed "conservative" fan and blogger, have unconscionably neg...

I love me some sapient war machines. I have not yet plowed through the entirety of the Boloverse (started by Keith Laumer and continued by o...

As reported on the official site for the Hugo Awards : This year’s Worldcon, Loncon 3, has announced that participation in the Hugo Awards i...

I have a real affection for short fiction. Indeed, I've written a fair amount -- though it's all fanfiction, so I'm not sure it ...

For those keeping score: The short stories that received the Hugo nod this year were heinous . The novelettes, however, were better . And wh...

So, as I observed in my last post  on the Hugos, the short story category seems to be in real trouble. I've been a Hugo voter for four y...

As the voting deadline is fast approaching, we have now reached that special time of year at which I share my impressions of this year's...

I'm not feeling at all well this weekend, but while lying in bed, I did get a chance to read James Young's Pandora's Memories ,...

I'm sure this particular dream is common enough: You're on the run from a group of evil men -- or monsters. You're pushing yours...

I've made it pretty clear already that I love Brad Torgersen, so it's probably no surprise to any of you that I squealed when his n...

My friends, I have a confession to make: I can certainly read and enjoy the different flavors of fantasy that seem to dominate the genre mar...