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<em>Star Trek</em> Re-Watch: “Patterns of Force” "In the 1960s, Communist Russia was still a going concern, remember? One of the ongoing themes in classic..." on Star Trek Re-Watch: “Patterns of Force” at Sat Jun 05, 2010 01:13am
<em>Star Trek</em> Re-Watch: “The Gamesters of Triskelion” "I think maybe this ep is iconic precisely because it has so many classic Star Trek ingredients in it:..." on Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Gamesters of Triskelion” at Fri Apr 23, 2010 00:48am
"I see that Jo gracefully elided Piers Anthony's "In the Cathedral". I mean, really, the less said about..." on On reflection, not very dangerous: Harlan Ellison's The Last Dangerous Visions at Thu Apr 01, 2010 14:01pm
"It occurs to me now that Stross's choice to make the family's world-walking trigger look like a bit of..." on In Sheep’s Clothing: Why Fantasy and SF might be disguised as each other at Thu Mar 25, 2010 17:02pm
"Three updated Arthurs from the world of comics: Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry, is King of Atlantis. A..." on Fantasy and the need to remake our origin stories at Tue Mar 09, 2010 18:08pm
"Eithin, who said anything about "being more flexible"? Most SF fans I know are pretty rigid about some..." on Gateway drugs: what books are good for introducing non-SF readers to SF? at Mon Jan 25, 2010 18:15pm
"I think a lot of non-SF readers have trouble making the mental leap necessary to read something set in..." on Gateway drugs: what books are good for introducing non-SF readers to SF? at Mon Jan 25, 2010 16:52pm
"Tiassa? I wonder if that means we'll be seeing Khaavren again." on A conversation with Steven Brust about writing the Dragaera books at Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:14pm
"Funny you should use The Dispossessed as an example, Jo. The physics in that book -- Shevek's reconciliation..." on SF reading protocols at Mon Jan 18, 2010 16:38pm
"Have you seen the interview with Ask Jeeves?" on There is now... at Sun Jan 03, 2010 02:30am
"I just read this last year. The edition I read had a typo on the publication info page, listing the copyright..." on Imprisoned Intelligence: Thomas M. Disch’s Camp Concentration at Sat Jan 02, 2010 14:29pm
"Iorich definitely exists as a finished hardcover. I've got a copy sitting here, waiting for me to finish..." on “Quiet iorich won't forget”: Steven Brust’s Iorich at Sun Dec 20, 2009 00:13am
"Hmmm, guess there's no way to delete one's own comment." on “Jhegaala shifts as moments pass”: Steven Brust’s Jhegaala at Sun Dec 20, 2009 00:08am
"Wasn't there something a few books back that implied (or even stated outright) that the Overcast was..." on “Jhegaala shifts as moments pass”: Steven Brust’s Jhegaala at Sun Dec 20, 2009 00:05am
"Here's the thing I was going to bring up in discussion of a previous book, but I noticed it while reading..." on “Dzur stalks and blends with night”: Steven Brust’s Dzur at Tue Dec 15, 2009 22:49pm
"Megan, did you have any similar problems with the treatment of women in Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road,..." on The Repository of Myth is You-Know-Where in Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence at Fri Dec 11, 2009 01:54am
"Also, in this book Vlad briefly experiences godhood." on “Issola strikes from courtly bow”: Steven Brust's Issola at Tue Dec 08, 2009 19:11pm
"Dan: If memory serves, this is the book where we find out that Vlad is telling these stories to a machine,..." on “Haughty dragon yearns to slay”: Steven Brust’s Dragon at Mon Dec 07, 2009 18:48pm
"I'd been concerned about how kick-ass powerful everyone in the Vlad books was, and was starting to think..." on “Athyra rules minds’ interplay”: Steven Brust’s Athyra at Mon Nov 30, 2009 16:08pm
"The Orca, remember, are the mercantile house, the bankers and long-distance traders. Teckla republics..." on “Frightened teckla hides in grass”: Steven Brust’s Teckla at Wed Nov 25, 2009 21:46pm
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