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Scientifically Plausible SF Settings That Provide an Alternative to FTL Travel

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:00am
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Five SF Stories That Look Like Fantasy

James Davis Nicoll
Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:00am
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Five SF Stories About Strangers Bearing Gifts

James Davis Nicoll
Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:00pm
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Magic, Manga, and Hard Fantasy: Witch Hat Atelier

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:00pm
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Five Works Featuring Truly Alien Versions of Earth

James Davis Nicoll
Fri Jun 3, 2022 10:00am
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Five Works of Cannon SF

James Davis Nicoll
Tue May 31, 2022 2:00pm
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Hal Clement at 100: Five Favorites From a Master of SF

James Davis Nicoll
Thu May 26, 2022 1:00pm
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Five SF Books Featuring Flights Into Exile

James Davis Nicoll
Tue May 24, 2022 3:00pm
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Five Stories in Which Aliens Attempt to Reshape the Earth

James Davis Nicoll
Thu May 19, 2022 10:00am
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Five Characters Who Make the Most of Minor Superpowers

James Davis Nicoll
Wed May 18, 2022 12:00pm
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Five Series Made Up of Standalone Novels

James Davis Nicoll
Fri May 13, 2022 9:00am
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Five SF Works About Fighting Crime in Space

James Davis Nicoll
Tue May 10, 2022 12:00pm
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Five Stories About Perilous Plant Life and High-Risk Gardening

James Davis Nicoll
Wed May 4, 2022 10:00am
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Five SFF Stories That Are Much Funnier Than They Sound

James Davis Nicoll
Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:00am
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Five Books Featuring Uploaded Minds and Memories

James Davis Nicoll
Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:00am
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  • Cole Rush The Crawling King: A Conversation With Einar Baldvin 3 days ago
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  • Ava Reid Read an Excerpt From Ava Reid’s Juniper & Thorn 3 days ago
  • Keith R.A. DeCandido Fairy Tale Fanfic — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “The Elysian Kingdom” 3 days ago

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