Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

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...

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, Lately, I've been reading some entertaining steampunk and a historical novel with a wide cast of despicable characters. I've...

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, 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, It's great to see 2020 in the rearview, isn't it? I mean, phew! I'm still wiping my brow. In 2021, I have a bunch of books I'd...

Howdy, Recently, it occurred to me I've read scads of books during this year of pandemonium. Here are a few that, for one reason or...

Howdy, Lately, I've been reading a classic sci-fi and an equally classic thriller. Add to that an enjoyable YA sci-fi, and I must admit,...

Howdy, How often have you been told to show, don't tell? I don't get told that as much as I used to, but I still do. It's standard advice...

Howdy, Today I'm reporting my latest read in a fantastic historical action-adventure series and a couple of spec fic titles. The Empty...

Howdy, I figure it's a time for a NaNoWriMo update. Admittedly, I'm not hacking out as many words as I would like to. Not nearly as many....

Howdy, Time to drop my second batch of books for the month. All speculative fiction this time, including one hell of a novella. I don't...

Howdy, Okay, okay. Tell me. Have you watched Lovecraft Country on HBO? Have you read the book by Matt Ruff? Why not?! Alright, I know...

Howdy, Just because it's NaNoWriMo is no reason to stop reading. Recently, I've been neck-deep in fantasy and science fiction. Circe by...

Howdy, Lately, I'm up to my elbows in YA fantasy and sci-fi. I've also thrown in some popular science for good measure. The Near Witch by...

Howdy, My reading has been all over the map this month. Given the state of political affairs, I've even read a journalistic book about...

Howdy, I've been up to my neck in fantasy lately. It is probably a good thing considering I've got a manuscript to edit for one and am...