March 15, 2018
As a child of the 80s and 90s, I grew up on Transformers and the Power Rangers, so when Pacific Rim came out in 2013, it was everything I wanted in a movie. Giant robots fighting sea monsters sounded so awesome! Couple that with a director like Guillermo del Toro (who just won an Oscar for Best Director and Best…
March 14, 2018
Of Lips and Tongue (2016) Written by: A.G. Carpenter Genre: Dark Fantasy, Southern Gothic Pages: 113 (Kindle) Series: Touch Trilogy Book 1 Publisher: Falstaff Books Why I Chose This: I’ve heard amazing things about this book and been looking for something dark to sink my teeth into. The premise: Delaney Green is one of them that don’t burn. Possessed of the…
March 13, 2018
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, be a warrior and discuss A Wrinkle in Time, which premiered in the United States on Friday, March 9, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while…
March 13, 2018
As was previously mentioned in my review of Mass Effect: Initiation, I have resolved to read the works of N.K. Jemisin this year. The entire works, no exceptions. Over the last week, I have made my way through The Inheritance Trilogy, which is kind of the trilogy that set off this entire resolution, because I purchased the omnibus on sale…
March 12, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week we sit down with author and Changing the Map tour guide Calie Voorhis. This…
March 10, 2018
Salutations! How was your week? We’ve had a delightful time, as usual. We had another first — our very first Sunday post! What was it? You’ll have to read on to find out!
March 9, 2018
Hale and well met, fellow speculative fiction adventurers! Prepare yourselves for the April selection as voted on by you, our readers! Redshirts (2012) Author: John Scalzi Discussion: 4/27/18 Premise: Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled…
March 9, 2018
So, it’s been a pretty brutal winter this year in North America (our home base). Are you as absolutely done with it as I am? It’s blowing snow as I write this, and the forecast predicts another snowfall this weekend. Fortunately, spring is just around the corner, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. When I started thinking about what our…
March 8, 2018
So, 2018 is well-entrenched and that means Convention Season has started! I thought I’d do a post on some of the big ones that are coming up this year. I’m going to focus on the more “industry” type cons and not on the fan cons. Fans make up a good portion of the attendance at the cons below, it’s just…
March 7, 2018
The Changeling (2017) Written by: Victor LaValle Genre: Dark Fantasy Pages: 431 (Hardcover) Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Why I Chose It: I have wanted to read a longer work by Victor LaValle ever since I reviewed his The Ballad of Black Tom for last year’s Hugo Awards. I enjoyed way the novella explored racism and Jazz Age in New York…