Sometimes, you get an absolutely perfect gift. My brother has always been especially adept at giving me gifts that are thoughtful and special. One year it was a set of books about the works of one of my favorite modern … Continue reading
Today, January 2nd, is National Science Fiction Day. National Science Fiction Day is a day that celebrates the science fiction genre-its stories, ideas, and impact on science, technology, and culture. The date of January 2nd was chosen to observe National … Continue reading
I had a two-fold interest in reading this book/series; I had seen the Netflix film series advertised, but I like reading the book version first before watching the film version of ANY story, so I obtained the first book in … Continue reading
“Becoming Superman”, by J. Michael Straczynski is the writer’s autobiographical story of his childhood and career, constantly backlit by his desire to emulate the greatest superhero of all time; Superman. Like a lot of children from my generation, which is … Continue reading
Anyone who is a fan, even just in passing, of Star Trek: The Original Series, knows what is being referenced in the title of this book, ”Redshirts” by John Scalzi. For those who do not; on almost every episode there … Continue reading
When I went to BookPeople a couple of weeks ago for the reading/book signing of “The Oracle Year” by Charles Soule, I also picked up a copy of a signed edition of “Armada” by Ernest Cline. I pretty much purchase … Continue reading
Science Fiction has always been my favorite genre, both in books and movies. I started early with the Tom Swift books and thereafter quickly fell in love with Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, and other Science Fiction writers, as well as TV … Continue reading
If you have a science fiction or fantasy manuscript lying in your desk drawer, or an idea for such a story that is about to burst out of your mind and onto your computer screen, then British-based publisher Angry Robot … Continue reading
Over at SF Signal, they have posted an interesting piece where they ask several (mostly) writers of science fiction the question, “What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction?” It’s kind of satisfying to see that most of them began with … Continue reading
One of my RSS feeds caused me to stumble across this really (if you read a lot of science fiction books in the mid-60’s to mid-70’s as I did) interesting site. The Art Of Penguin Science Fiction site is a … Continue reading
Hey, it’s the middle of the day and all that but I wanted to get just a quick post up in a hurry to let you know that the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast is back in production. Their first … Continue reading
I slept in until 8:30 Sunday morning, my only day off again this week. That felt good. I’m a night owl by nature, so when I’m deployed on these assignments with extended hours it’s a struggle for me to get … Continue reading
I was saddened today to receive a Tweet from author Neil Gaiman advising that author Philip Jose Farmer had passed away in his sleep early this morning at the age of 91. He wrote some good science fiction. Our sympathy … Continue reading
Over at Grasping for the Wind, John Ottinger has provided us with what is probably the most comprehensive list of science fiction and fantasy book reviewers on the Internet. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed … Continue reading
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … Continue reading
Sunday, one of the local stations here aired “Galaxy Quest” and even though I have a much-watched DVD at home, I still had to delay my planned trip to the grocery store so I could watch it again. “Galaxy Quest”, … Continue reading
It’s sad when TV pals like Captain Kirk and his Enterprise Helmsman Lieutenant Sulu don’t get along in real life as evidenced here in William Shatner’s YouTube video complaint about not being invited to a certain wedding and here where … Continue reading
John Wayne is not the only famous person born in Iowa. According to the city of Riverside, Iowa, on March 22, 2233 the future Captain James Tiberius Kirk will be born in their fair town. Star Trek mythology found in … Continue reading
