Category Archives: Science Fiction

Pulped

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Alex Gorman

Next month will mark a milestone for me: my first short story in print. My story “Domestic Diva” will appear in the Spring issue of Big Pulp magazine. You’ll find it down at the bottom, in the Fantasy section. It’s … Continue reading →

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Alien Trailer 2: The Absurdening

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Alex Gorman

While I think we can all agree that this trailer is more exciting that the other one, it is also a good deal more absurd. That said, it’s more fun to watch. It only took me a couple hours to … Continue reading →

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Alien Trailer

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Alex Gorman

After posting the clip of our old version of Alien, I decided to put together a trailer for the film. This is the “suspenseful” version. I’ve got a more action packed one in the works, too. Please enjoy, and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Reading Shades of Milk and Honey

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Alex Gorman

I loved this book. Take that either as a disclaimer or a standalone review. Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal is something unexpected. In a genre dominated by adventure, action and science, it’s refreshing to read a … Continue reading →

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Reading The Native Star

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Alex Gorman

Before I dive into this review, let me first reference a growing trend in science fiction, incidental zombies. This is particularly popular in the historical variety of science fiction novel. These are zombies that are part of the novel, but … Continue reading →

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Reading All Clear

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Alex Gorman

Let me start off by saying that All Clear isn’t bad. Or rather, these two books aren’t bad. You might want to start with my review of Blackout, if you haven’t already. The books are interesting, engaging page turners. You … Continue reading →

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Alien Revisited

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Alex Gorman

Some of you may recall that in our early teenage years some friends and I decided to recreate the movie, “Alien.” While this production was never finished, I give us credit for the sheer audacity of making the attempt. Obviously … Continue reading →

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Reading Blackout

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Alex Gorman

I started reading Blackout, by Connie Willis, with some trepidation. While I had loved two of her earlier books, To Say Nothing of the Dog and Doomsday Book, the last book I read from her was Passage. I had started … Continue reading →

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Reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Alex Gorman

The first nominee I chose to read this award season was The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, but N.K. Jemison. I chose this one mostly because I thought the cover art was cool, which is odd because I read the kindle version, … Continue reading →

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Awards and The Brig

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Alex Gorman

First of all, I wanted to note that the Nebula Award Nominees are out: The Native Star, M.K. Hobson (Spectra) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit UK; Orbit US) Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) Echo, … Continue reading →

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