Fiction Unbound explores the fresh voices and exciting ideas that are the novellas nominated by SWFA members for the Nebula Awards. No predictions.
Read moreBest of Fiction Unbound 2018
The new year - fresh and crisp as an ancient glacier. Lake Fryxel, in the Transantarctic Mountains. Photo credit: National Science Foundation.
It’s been a year. Our contributors look back on the Fiction Unbound highlights of 2018.
Read more"How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?": The Book Born Great
If three consecutive novel Hugos have not convinced you N. K. Jemisin is a modern master, this collection will bridge the gap.
Read moreGreat Graphic Novels — Teens Struggling to Fit In
Being different is hugely consequential for teens who populate graphic novels, as well as for teens who read them.
Read more"The Atrocities": A Concentrated Gothic Pill
How much more Gothic could The Atrocities be? None. None more Gothic.
Read more"A Wrinkle in Time": Fiction Unbound Reviews the Film [Spoiler Warning]
Going from beloved classic book to blockbuster movie is a tricky proposition. The writers at Fiction Unbound weigh in on what worked, and what didn't.
Read moreMadeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" A Fantasy Novel for All Ages
With the exciting film release of A Wrinkle in Time, the Fiction Unbounders went back to the source material and re-lived some childhood magic.
Read moreUrsula K. Le Guin: A Retrospective
Ursula K. Le Guin. 21 October 1929 – 22 January 2018. Photo by Eileen Gunn.
Le Guin dreamed whole realities that forced us to reexamine assumptions we took for granted, and to see new ways forward.
Read moreThere’s Always Time for Time Travel
From recent takes to enduring classics, we love time travel stories.
Read more2017 Best of Fiction Unbound
The Unbound Writers look back on the wild ride that was 2017 and gear up for what comes next.
Read moreCold-Weather Classics
When the weather outside gets frightful, make the most of the atmosphere by treating yourself to one of these cold-weather classics of speculative fiction.
Read moreBundle Up for Joe Hill's "Strange Weather"
Read Strange Weather with a nice warm blanket you can hide under.
Read more“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" - Fiction Unbound Reviews Our Childhood Nightmares
This Friday the 13th the Fiction Unbounders discuss their favorite Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and how these tales became the source material for favorite childhood nightmares.
Read moreInvite The Twilight Pariah Into Your Imagination
The Twilight Pariah, part ghost story, part murder mystery, swings from the craftily conventional to the truly inventive.
Read moreHugo Awards Coverage Part II: Short Story Nominees
The Unbound Writers appreciate Hugo Award nominee short stories.
Read more"American Gods": The Mythology of an Accepting America
Neil Gaiman photo credit: BBC
Fiction Unbound staff close the books for a night of adaptation television with Neil Gaiman's American Gods' premiere on Starz
Read moreThe Haunting Resonance of "The Seven Autopsies of Nora Hanneman"
The Seven Autopsies of Nora Hanneman is a haunting collection of surreal turns and beautiful emotional honesty.
Read moreFour Takes on "Rogue One"
"Cyber World": Cyberpunk Is Dead. Long Live Cyberpunk.
Think cyberpunk is passé? Think again. Nisi Shawl, Paolo Bacigalupi, Saladin Ahmed and others reboot the genre in this collection of tales of humanity's tomorrow.
Read moreThe Last Days of Magic: Come for the Fairies, Stay for the Research
A decentralized recounting of the English and Catholic conquest of Ireland and its faeries, Celts, and native religions as told through the stories of dozens of characters.
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