Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology pairs perfectly with a visit to “Vikings: Beyond the Legend” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
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We spoke with noir author and all-around cool guy, Benjamin Whitmer, to talk about his chosen genre, the likability of characters in darker stories, and his work at Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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Lidia Yuknavitch's dystopian fever dream, reviewed.
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Fiction Unbound reviews Ann Claycomb's debut novel The Mermaid's Daughter
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Alternate histories always evoke questions of what could have been.
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Brenna Yovanoff's Gothic monsters are full of teeth, and she is an author full of surprises.
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Think fairies are cute? Not when Sarah Beth Durst gets a hold of them. These woodland sprites have a bite. Only one woman will be able to keep these wild things under control, will it be our hero?
Read moreHow We Are Haunted
Steven Millhauser's short story "Phantoms” invites readers to consider the phantoms that haunt them. Jon considers his phantoms and how they expose his complicity in perpetuating prejudice against trans people.
Read moreThe Heroic Ideals of "The Grace of Kings"
In praise of complicated heroes in Ken Liu's epic fantasy.
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The Seven Autopsies of Nora Hanneman is a haunting collection of surreal turns and beautiful emotional honesty.
Read moreThe Ghosts of Cambodia
At the cultural crossroads of Cambodian folklore, belief and speculative literature, with emerging author Kay Chronister
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It's Lent. What better time to contemplate Catholics in space? Theodore McCombs and CS Peterson discuss The Sparrow, A Canticle for Leibowitz and The Book of Strange, New Things.
Read more"The Reader": Traci Chee's Stunning Debut
The Reader is a meta-meditation on the mystical act of reading itself. With pirates. And assassins.
Read moreAbsolutely Terrible Speculative Valentine's Day Recommendations
Need some book recommendations for Valentine's Day? Well, frak, don't ask us.
Read more"The Expanse": Syfy's Ambitious TV Series Fulfills Devoted Readers' High Hopes
"The Expanse" frightens and thrills with a plot as old as literature: an unstoppable monster threatens to kill everyone but is resisted by imperfect heroes.
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Unbound Writers Gemma Webster and Jon Horwitz-White pit text against film.
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Family, identity, and the trouble with relatives living and dead.
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Gemma Webster and Theodore McCombs conclude their three-part appreciation of Octavia Butler's groundbreaking Xenogenesis trilogy.
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