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A few of the fresh voices: Tade Thompson, Nnedi Okorafor, Sofia Samatar and Suyi Davies Okungbowa.

A group of friends lean in; it’s the final battle, the end of an epic campaign, years in the making. The only thing that stands between them and the ultimate triumph of good over evil is the roll of a single die… Well, that’s how Dungeons and Dragons does it, anyway. But genre games are as varied as genre fiction, and most don’t require the time or monetary investment that a thick, rules-heavy D&D campaign often asks for. The stories told around the table (or over Zoom!) with your adve...

Ian Mond Several things kept me sane over the last 12 months. My family, the privilege of having a job while in lockdown, the Backlisted and Coode Street podcasts (particularly Coode Street‘s “10 minutes with” series), and the books I read. Yes, there were times in 2020 where I struggled to read more than a handful of pages, but the novels, novel­las, and collections I did complete (47 of which I reviewed for Locus) were some of the best books I’ve read in the last decade. My favou...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: Lets talk about Starship Troopers and other science fiction and fantasy novels that became great films Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post Feb. 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Starship Troopers/Under the Skin/The Reposession MamboAce/Harvest/Harper - handout Its been too long since weve been to the movie theater, so join us as we refresh your memories of the experience. Specifically, lets talk about the great science ficti...

Many of our favorite books are better as films. Other times, it’s better to stick with the book.

Jonathan Strahan (by Francesca Myman) I started the year with good intentions. I intended to read every piece of short fiction that I could lay my hands on, every major novel, every exciting debut or anthology or short story collection and more. I would read all the things. This is the story of how I did not read all the things. I did not even read most of the things. Way back in January, everything seemed simple. I hadn’t heard of a growing problem in China; I’d just delivered my Year’...

With its long and shady history, poker seems to have a natural affinity for fantasy writers, ranging from Edward Whittemore ( Jerusalem Poker) to Tim Powers ( Last Call). It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the ever-eclectic Lavie Tidhar turns his attention to it with The Big Blind, which is peppered with cardsharp lingo and informed descriptions of high-stakes games. There’s not actually a shred of SF or fantasy in the novella, so the obvious question is, why mention it at all here? Well...

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Book Review: The Perfect Science Fiction, Fantasy and Genre-Bending Tales for the Chilly Days Ahead Reviewed by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Lavie Tidhar,, special to The Washington Post 12/22/2020 1:33 PM select Moreno-Garcia is the author of “Mexican Gothic,” Gods of Jade and Shadow” and “Signal to Noise.” Lavie Tidhar is the author of several novels, including “The Violent Century,” “A Man Lies Dreaming,” “Central Station” and, most recently, “By Force Alone....

Book World: The perfect science fiction, fantasy and genre-bending tales for the chilly days ahead Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail "The Snow Queen" and "Smillas Sense of Snow."Tor Books; Picador Winter is here. It may have taken a long time to come in George R.R. Martins "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, but when it hits, all you want to do is curl up in bed and lock the doors against the snow zombies. Winter has long fascinated writ...