Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

I’ve known about Patricia Briggs for several years but have only now read her excellent novel Moon Called. It may be her debut novel––I’m...

I enjoy near-future books with plotlines that could be ripped from the headlines––think Malka Older's novels. 2034 is one of these books...

Howdy, Check out Cherie Colyer's book, sounds exciting.

Howdy, Like many writers out there, I read quite a bit, and I have a massive backlog of books to read. Here are a few highlights from my...

Howdy, Most recently, it's been fantasies of the grimdark variety and popsci for me. Each book is quite excellent, surprisingly so in...

Howdy, As someone who does not believe in ghosts but does enjoy a good ghost story, I found the sheer number of people who, according to...

Journey to New Salem by Mark Rosendorf I received an advanced reader copy of this novel in exchange for a review. Journey to New Salem is...

Howdy, This month I've been up to my nose in speculative fiction. This second batch is a continuation of what's been an excellent month...

Howdy, For my latest review, I am writing about the near future political thriller Null States by Malka Older. If you haven’t read her...

Do you have writing advice for aspiring writers? The best advice I can give that relates to this statement is that Practice Makes...

Howdy, This month I've been neck-deep in speculative fiction in all stripes. It's been quite an excellent batch, with each book standing...

Howdy, Last month I started doing extended book reviews––starting with Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. For my second extended book review, I...

Howdy, I decided to try my hand at writing an extended book review (here is my review on GoodReads), perhaps once or twice a month. We'll...

Howdy, What books on writing do you keep close at hand? I was thinking about this recently. I've read many books about writing, from...

Howdy, So far, 2021 is promising to be a great year for reading. Last month, I reported on some fantastic reads, a few surprisingly so....

Howdy, There are scads of great science-fiction shows available for streaming right now. It's really mind-boggling. Growing up, I don't...

Howdy, Here's to hoping 2021 will calm down a bit in the weeks to come. In the meantime, I'm going to keep on reading and writing and…you...

Howdy, Did someone turn back the clock or forget to hit the reset button? Don't we get to hit reset when the ball drops for the New Year?...