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Sci-Fi TV Adaptations, or What’s Old is… Well, It’s Still Old


Back in June, I wrote a post discussing the fantasy adaptations currently making their way to the small screen. Long story short: Most of the books being adapted are the ones you’d expect — LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia, Wheel of Time, The Kingkiller Chronicles, etc. Classics? Sure. Predictable AF? Absolutely! The good news is that the networks are being much…

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Robot Slaves and Big Pharma Collide: A Review of Autonomous


Autonomous (2017) Written by: Annalee Newitz Genre: Science Fiction Pages: (301) Hardback Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Why I Chose It: Speculative Chic is covering the 2017 Nebula Awards and Autonomous is nominated in the novel category. I was also drawn to the intriguing cover, which features a severed robot arm with a chain around the wrist. Premise:  When anything can…

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