Year: 2017
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Space Oddities: Millennium – Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me (Darin Morgan, 1998)
Each month, Raz Greenberg reviews an overlooked piece of science fiction, fantasy or horror – be it a film, a television episode, a comic or a game – one that should have gotten more attention when it first came out and should still be remembered, in his opinion. This month, he recommends a funny episode from a scary show by…
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Winners of the Israeli Geffen Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy
Last night (10.10.2017), during the closing ceremony of the 21st Icon Festival, the winners of the annual Geffen Award were declared. The Geffen Award, in memory of Amos Geffen, is given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, for literary works in the science fiction and fantasy genres. This year’s winners are: Best Israeli Book in Hebrew: Yoav…
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Blade Runner 2049 Delivers – Movie Review
Reviewed by :Zach Wheat I grew up in the 80s, I love science-fiction, especially dystopian science-fiction, and like most Generation X kids, Blade Runner was by far one of, if not the most memorable and loved movies for me in my childhood. When I first read about the sequel, I was very irritated and thought they should leave it alone.…
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The Illustrated Voluspa
The Illustrated Voluspa As a long-time fan and student of mythology, I participated last year in Sam Flegal’s Kickstarter campaign to produce a lavishly illustrated edition of the Norse text, “The Hávamál”. After a long wait, during which I had already forgotten about it, I had the distinct pleasure of going to the post office one day, and find in…
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Andy Weir Returns with “Artemis”
Jasmine Bashara, aka Jazz, is just another too-smart, directionless twentysomething, chafing at the constraints of her small town and dreaming of a better life. Except the small town happens to be named Artemis—and it’s the first and only city on the moon. This is the premise of Andy Weir’s new novel, a near-future thriller, which boasts an adrenaline-charged…
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Every Heart a Doorway – Book Review
Seanan McGuire’s novella, Every Heart a Doorway, deserves every compliment it has gotten since its publication in April of 2016. It’s a kind of queer, dark-ish fairy tale about all those children who slip through the cracks and find themselves in a magical realm, be it through a rabbit hole, a wardrobe, or a mysterious doorway, which is sometimes…
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