August 29, 2019
Another Life (2019) Released by: Netflix Rating: TV-MA Created by: Aaron Martin Number of episodes: 10 Why I Chose It: Two words — Katee Sackhoff. Ever since the debut of the Battlestar Galactica reboot, I have been a huge fan of Sackhoff, both on- and off-screen. She and Tricia Helfer (Six) have remained great friends since BSG, and they’ve used their celeb…
December 21, 2018
In January this year, I set myself a goal of reading six translated SF/F works. The first book on my list was Stanislaw Lem’s Eden. Eden (1959; reissue, 1989) Written By: Stanislaw Lem Pages: 276 pages (hardback) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Why I Chose It: I had read Lem’s most famous work, Solaris (published two years after Eden), and I’m a…
July 24, 2018
It’s the middle of summer, or, as we call it in the U.S., construction season. From houses and roofs to bridges and roads, people are busy building things or improving them. So, naturally, why not highlight stories about construction? Building is hard work; it must be even more difficult in space or fantasy (barring tech or magic that makes the…
January 26, 2018
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. We’re still experimenting with the format, so just like last month, this month we’re just doing a review followed by your discussion in the comments! Dawn (1987) Author: Octavia E. Butler Pages: 256…