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February 27, 2017

My Favorite Things: Suburban Zombies, Creepy Video Games, Feminist Sci-Fi, and More Love for The Good Place

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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, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we’ve spotlighted several exciting new, and upcoming releases. This includes a fantastic horror comedy series, a binge-worthy (and speculative!) sitcom,…

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February 15, 2017

What the Fork? A Review of Season One of The Good Place

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Have you ever wondered what happens when you die? You may already know, if you practice any specific religious faith. Though I imagine even though most steadfast of believers may sometimes wonder whether everything you’ve been taught or whether everything you believe is exactly right. Or, if you’ve done everything you possibly can to make sure you go “up there”…

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March 4, 2020

Almost a Good Thing: A Review of October Faction

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My favorite genre is probably urban fantasy. What’s not to like? Magic and crime mixed together, plus the fun of seeing how each story posits magical events happening in an otherwise regular modern world. I devour the books, and I devour the television shows. The Lost Room, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Haunted, Supernatural, The Umbrella Academy… you name it, I’ll…

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March 27, 2019

An Oldie but Goodie: A Review of Crown Duel

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Crown Duel (2002) Written By: Sherwood Smith Genre: Fantasy Pages: 471 pages (Mass Market Paperback) Series: Originally published as two books: Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998) Publisher: Firebird Fantasy Why I Chose It: This was one of my favorite Sherwood Smith novels when I was a teenager, and I wanted to see if it held up. Psst, spoiler…

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September 28, 2018

Out of the Box: Workplace Comedies

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A Note from the Editors: Welcome to Out of the Box! We’re all layered people. Having a special fondness for all things speculative doesn’t stop any of us here at Speculative Chic from enjoying hobbies, books, television, and movies that are rooted (at least mostly) in reality. Each month, one of our contributors will wax poetic about something non-speculative or…

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March 16, 2017

Why Into the Badlands is So Good

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A world where guns have been banished and the Badlands are controlled by Barons and their armies known as Clippers. A diverse group of characters, including an Asian male lead and a complex female villain that I love. Kick-ass fighting scenes that include martial arts and swords. These are just a few reasons why you should watch AMC’s Into the…

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November 9, 2016

Locked In A Place Deeper than Memory: A Review of Anna Smaill’s The Chimes

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The Chimes (2016) Written by: Anna Smaill Genre: Fantasy/Literary Fantasy Pages: 304 (hardcover) 265 (epub) Publisher: Quercus Why I Chose It: When the call went out to read the World Fantasy Award nominees, I selected The Chimes based on its premise: an entire society full people with a severe memory disorder. For reasons which I will get into in the discussion,…

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February 14, 2020

Roundtable: Ships Ahoy!

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It’s Valentine’s Day! In honor of all the lovey-dovey feelings going around today, we’re going to talk about ships — relationships, that is! Romance crops up in all sorts of stories, and the speculative genre is no exception. We asked our contributors to share with us their favorite romantic couples, and we opened it up to both firmly established pairings…

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