Deciphering the Sci-fi Color Code

Deciphering the Sci-fi Color Code

Jasyn Jones' latest Pulp Revolution essay has sparked a fascinating discussion over at the Castalia House blog. One mystery that the CH commenters have deciphered for uninitiated readers is the meaning of the color code that categorizes science fiction works into Red, Pink, or Blue SF. Daddy Warpig kicks off…
February 14, 20175 Comments
2016 Planetary Awards Nomination

2016 Planetary Awards Nomination

The nomination period for the 2016 Planetary Awards closes tomorrow. If you'd like to nominate a novel and/or a short story to help defend the planet from bad science fiction and fantasy, you can post a blog entry stating your choice in each category and link back to your post…
February 13, 2017
Tradpub Fantasy’s PC Fetish

Tradpub Fantasy’s PC Fetish

Today's post finds Media Diversified lamenting that Western authors harm Eastern peoples by writing about Eastern settings. In 2012 a roundtable at the World SF blog focusing on non-Western cultures in speculative fiction asked the following question: What are the problematics of some Western writers tackling non-Western settings for their…
February 10, 201713 Comments
A Tale of Two Sci-fis

A Tale of Two Sci-fis

If the dirty little secret that trad publishing plays gatekeeper to make or break authors' careers based on politics, a recent spree of blackballings blew the doors off of that skeleton-filled closet. Consider if you will, the story of one Jon Del Arroz: I had grown up in this community…
February 9, 20178 Comments
Monsters of Pulp: Jeffro and Razörfist Talk Appendix N

Monsters of Pulp: Jeffro and Razörfist Talk Appendix N

By popular demand, your humble servants at Geek Gab are thrilled to bring you the ultimate meeting of the mega-geek minds!   That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Daddy Warpig, Dorrinal, and I proudly announce that Razörfist the Rageaholic and Jeffro Johnson of the Castalia House blog will be appearing together for…
February 8, 20178 Comments
The Great Harry Potter Tweetstorm

The Great Harry Potter Tweetstorm

And now, we turn the proceedings over to @ClarkHat, who has produced another consciousness-expanding tweetstorm for our delight. Preamble: Clark's tweets were precipitated by: The epidemic of unimaginative Leftists latching on to Harry Potter memes to soothe their cognitive dissonance This article explaining the sociological implications of Rowlings books A follow…
February 7, 201715 Comments
Talking Space Opera with Jon Del Arroz

Talking Space Opera with Jon Del Arroz

First, a quick update: over the weekend I briefly ascended into the top 100 most popular science fiction authors on Amazon. Since my boost in rank was due to a major spike in sales of Forbidden Thoughts (which I'm honored to have co-authored with Milo Yiannopoulos, among many other luminaries), I'd like…
February 6, 2017
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Star Wars fans know that George Lucas' magnum opus underwent several rounds of changes in the process of getting from script to screen--and more since, including acquiring the subtitle A New Hope, a special edition face lift, and countless digital tweaks. The official novelization of the original film, entitled Star…
February 3, 20177 Comments
MILO Rioters: “Hate” Isn’t the Word They’re Looking For

MILO Rioters: “Hate” Isn’t the Word They’re Looking For

Last night, what was to be the final stop on Milo Yiannopoulos' Dangerous Faggot Tour was cancelled as self-styled antifascists, lacking reasoned arguments against Milo's words, descended into savage violence. Milo fans and Trump supporters were assaulted with rocks. A woman was pepper-sprayed. A man was dragged from his car and…
February 2, 20179 Comments
Battle of the Dragons

Battle of the Dragons

Polite Conversation of the Dragons is more like it. You be the judge as author Declan Finn, Dawn Witzke, and I discuss topics ranging from the state of science fiction and fantasy, antifragile business models, and my latest novel The Secret Kings, Soul Cycle Book III. Lots of folks have asked…
February 1, 2017