Legion

Combat Frame Data: Legion

XCD-MD230 Legion   Technical Data Model number: XCD-MD230 Code name: Legion Nickname: Golden Demon Classification: prototype modular combat frame Manufacturer: BEC modification of a Zephyr Labs design Operator: Martian Royal Vanguard/UCP First deployment: CY 99 Crew: originally vat-grown brain x6; modifications added 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters,…
August 18, 2023
Final Home

The Final Home

It's newpub book spotlight time! This one's a bit overdue, but good things come to those who wait. From our good friend, author Alexander Hellene: The Reaper has landed! His mission: find the secret of immortality and destroy any who stand in his way. With the Global Union closign in…
August 17, 2023
bedside ghost

It Was at His Bedside

High strangeness just hasn't been the same since the death of radio legend Art Bell. The spook stories shared on his show by long-haul truckers and ham radio insomniacs in the wee hours of the morning put YouTube creepypastas to shame. I've been a night owl since high school, and…
August 16, 20237 Comments
Assumption

The Assumption

From MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION OF POPE PIUS XII 1. The most bountiful God, who is almighty, the plan of whose providence rests upon wisdom and love, tempers, in the secret purpose of his own mind, the sorrows of peoples and of individual men by means of joys that he…
August 15, 2023
Musa

Musa (2001)

In the annals of cinema, there are gems that transcend cultural boundaries. One such masterpiece is the 2001 Korean epic Musa, a stunning portrayal of honor, camaraderie, and the clash of civilizations. I'm a big fan of Korean cinema. It's one of the few places you can find expert craftsmen…
August 14, 20235 Comments
Judgment Beast

Combat Frame Data: Judgment Beast

XCF-220H Judgment Beast    Technical Data Model number: XCF-220H Code name: Judgment Beast Nickname: Black Beast, Monster Classification: prototype Two-series combat frame Manufacturer: ISBC Operator: HALO, UC Military First deployment: CY 97 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 24 meters Weight: 120 metric tons Armor type: “1D” carbyne laminar armor Powerplant:…
August 11, 20231 Comment
World Building

The Builder of Worlds

World-building is the element that sets the sci-fi and fantasy subsets of adventure fiction apart from other genres. If you're a budding SFF author, it's am indispensable craft. And mastering it requires finesse and ingenuity. Yet it's not as daunting as some new writers fear. Today, let's explore the intricate…
August 10, 20236 Comments
Face Peelers

The Face Peelers

It's getting weirder out there. And we're serving up the high strangeness. Shout out to my Twitter mutual @DJSchreffler for showing me this one. Let's get into it. NB: The "Maussan" name dropped in the tweet above is Jaime Maussan, a serious Mexican journalist whose reporting on UFOs in the…
August 9, 20234 Comments
Iron Age

Dawn of the Iron Age

Yesterday's post on the Death Cult's conquest of pop culture occasioned much comment about where indie creators - in particular newpub authors - go next. A common refrain among the commentariat invoked a burgeoning new counterculture movement, the Iron Age. The rise of another online campaign to counter corporate skinsuit…
August 8, 20232 Comments
Pop Cult Hipster

Shades of the Pop Cult

The "I f***ing love science!" crowd gets short shrift around here, but one of their favorite boutique mantras may have some truth behind it. Time does indeed seem like it must be subjective sometimes. Case in point: It's now been ten years since the consumer revolts of the 2010s promised…
August 7, 202311 Comments