Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: Clone Control

Stories that are incredibly different, out there in so many ways, have a real hit-or-miss quality, unfortunately. Well-written, clever-minded, original, and intensely new doesn’t always appeal to a large audience. Even if the story garners great acclaim from critics, it likely can still end up in the discount bin because it doesn’t have mass appeal.  […]

A Door into Ocean – Feminist Fish SF

I like to dabble. I have a great deal of love for select genres and archetypes, but I like to dabble. Sometimes when dabbling, I like to pick up something that sounds utterly removed from anything I’d actually enjoy. Moreover, every now and again, I like to pick up a book that takes a stance […]

The Child Garden: A Gay Solarpunk Anti-authoritarian Masterpiece

I don’t often pick up books without doing some proper research on them. Every now and again, I’ll find a good deal and make that grade school mistake of judging a book by its cover. Typically, that methodology would lead to a recent read that wasn’t worth even the few dollars I spent on the […]