August 21, 2018
Last month, we ventured into the bleak world of adult dystopias, offering warning signs to help you identify and flee. I noted that venturing into these speculative territories is highly discouraged, and that if you do unwisely visit, you will find your outcome bleak. There is little to no hope in the dystopian worlds – the adult versions at least.…
August 20, 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 Spec Chic contributor and debut author Nancy O’Toole Meservier, whose…
August 18, 2018
Hello all, and happy weekend! As always, I hope that you’ve had a marvelous week, or, at the very least, a not-so-bad week. It’s a gloomy, overcast day here in the Kingdom of Undisclosed location, but that doesn’t mean that I get to partake in my own rainy-weekend ritual of snuggling up with a nice book. No, I will be…
August 17, 2018
Hugo voting is over and the winners will shortly be announced. So I’m getting in just under the wire with a review of the short stories! Reading this category is something of a challenge to myself, as I don’t read enough short fiction in general. I’ve talked about these in ballot order and have not spoiled the ending for any…
August 16, 2018
When a Buffy the Vampire Slayer television reboot was announced last month, it pretty much broke the internet. Many fans (myself included) couldn’t believe that Joss Whedon would dare reboot these characters. Initial reports said it would feature an African American Slayer as the lead, and Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen would serve as the new showrunner with Whedon as…
August 15, 2018
Detroit: Become Human (2018) Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Written and directed by: David Cage (with additional writing by Adam Williams) Platform: PlayStation 4 Genre: Adventure/Role-Playing Game Mode: Single-player Why I Chose It: I have always been intrigued by what I think of as “the Android Question”: What would I/humanity do if we created beings that then gained…
August 14, 2018
The Sea Queen (2018) Written by: Linnea Hartsuyker Genre: Fantasy Pages: 446 (Hardcover) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. Why I chose it: I connected with the author on twitter and was offered a free copy. The premise: Six years after The Half-Drowned King, Ragnvald…
August 13, 2018
It’s always a joy to highlight a friend’s debut novel. Today, we’re honored to announce the release of Red and Black, the first book in a new urban fantasy series by Speculative Chic contributor Nancy O’Toole Meservier. I’ve known Nancy for years now, since the days when she and I were both book bloggers on Live Journal. It’s an absolute…
August 13, 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 Linnea Hartsuyker, whose latest book, The Sea Queen, comes…
August 11, 2018
Hello and happy weekend! It’s Saturday, and I’m pecking away at my computer, so you know what that means! You do, right? Of course you do. It’s time for our grand tour back into time to see what happened here at Speculative Chic this week! The tour bus will be departing in just a few moments, so make sure you…