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George Zebrowski (1945-2024)

Author George Zebrowski, 78, died December 20, 2024. Jerzy Tadeus Zebrowski (AKA George Thaddeus Zebrowski) was born December 28, 1945 in Villac…

Maya C. James Reviews The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

The Monsters We Defy, Leslye Penelope (Redhook 978-0-316-377911, $17.99, 384pp, tp) August 2022. Cover design by Lisa Marie Pompilio. Clara John…

Paula Guran Reviews Short Fiction: Weird Horror, The Deadlands, The Dark, and Apex

Weird Horror #2 The Deadlands 10/21 The Dark 9/21, 10/21 Apex #125 I'm still not convinced that its title matches its content, but Weird Horror'…

Comments from the Locus Poll & Survey

Here are comments, presented anonymously and grouped by theme, submitted by voters in this year's Locus Poll and Survey. Results of the poll wer…

Jaroslav Veis Guest Post-"Robot, the Most Famous Czech, Celebrates 100 Years"

About a hundred years ago, in the village of Petrovichi near the Russian-Belarusian border, a baby was born in the Jewish family of Azimovs. The…

Nisi Shawl: A Real Magician

Denise Angela Shawl was born November 2, 1955 in Kalamazoo MI, where she grew up. (Her cousin Delores came up with the nickname ''Nisi.'') At 17…

Cory Doctorow: Peace In Our Time

E-books are game-changers, but not in the way we all thought they would be. Far from taking over print, e-book sales have stagnated at less than…

Kontakt, An Anthology of Croatian SF

Cheryl Morgan is a critic and editor. For the 1995 Worldcon in Glasgow a group of local writers got together to do some mutual PR. They produced…

Comments from the Locus Poll & Survey

Here are comments, presented anonymously and grouped by theme, submitted by voters in this year's Locus Poll and Survey. Results of the poll wer…