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By Robert Woodward on Mon Jan 12 22:08:01 2026

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Tue Jan 13 21:41:53 2026
R.I.P. Erich von D„niken, 90

By Christian Weisgerber on Mon Jan 12 14:02:51 2026

Latest reply by Ignatios Souvatzis on Wed Jan 14 09:31:53 2026
Starship Grifters

By Scott Dorsey on Sun Jan 11 20:18:10 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Wed Jan 14 00:20:02 2026
rec.arts.sf.written Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Evelyn Leeper

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 8 17:01:38 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Jan 13 23:22:35 2026
Sky and Stone

By Bobbie Sellers on Thu Jan 8 13:16:26 2026

Latest reply by Peter Fairbrother on Tue Jan 13 22:36:31 2026
"Perilous Waif (Alice Long)" by E. William Brown

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Jan 6 16:42:28 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Jan 13 19:07:31 2026
Now in the U.S. public domain ...

By Tony Nance on Tue Jan 13 16:23:28 2026

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Tue Jan 13 16:23:28 2026
Re: R.I.P. Erich von D?niken, 90

By s|b on Mon Jan 12 21:57:05 2026

Latest reply by s|b on Tue Jan 13 14:39:00 2026
(Sun) Private Rites by Julia Armfield

By James Nicoll on Tue Jan 13 13:57:38 2026

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Tue Jan 13 13:57:38 2026
xkcd: Truly Universal Outlet

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 26 15:54:46 2025

Latest reply by Cryptoengineer on Tue Jan 13 12:24:57 2026
Pearls Before Swine: The English

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Jan 9 15:07:12 2026

Latest reply by Scott Dorsey on Mon Jan 12 19:53:39 2026
(Tears) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

By James Nicoll on Sun Jan 11 08:35:43 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sun Jan 11 21:31:42 2026
?SpaceX Faces More Pushback Over Plans to Launch 15K Cellular Starlink

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Jan 6 18:46:01 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Sun Jan 11 09:00:27 2026
Re: [long]Hidden dimensions could explain where mass comes from

By James Nicoll on Tue Jan 6 18:33:48 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Sat Jan 10 09:06:06 2026
Garfield: Predicting the future

By Lynn McGuire on Sun Jan 4 19:54:29 2026

Latest reply by William Hyde on Fri Jan 9 16:58:17 2026
[ReacTor] Where to Look for Evidence of Alien Visitors

By James Nicoll on Thu Jan 8 17:15:59 2026

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Thu Jan 8 17:15:59 2026
(Review) Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond edited by Stanley Schmidt

By James Nicoll on Thu Jan 8 13:55:15 2026

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Thu Jan 8 13:55:15 2026
Amplitudes an anthology...

By Bobbie Sellers on Thu Jan 8 13:36:51 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Thu Jan 8 13:36:51 2026
Blood Trail

By Bobbie Sellers on Thu Jan 8 13:31:15 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Thu Jan 8 13:31:15 2026
Pearls Before Swine: AI Videos

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Jan 5 15:43:34 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Thu Jan 8 08:48:27 2026
(Meetpoint) Cuckoo's Egg by C J Cherryh

By James Nicoll on Tue Jan 6 13:57:34 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Tue Jan 6 09:27:30 2026
Highlights and Lowlights - October-December 2025

By Tony Nance on Fri Jan 2 10:53:27 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Tue Jan 6 08:46:21 2026
Boston Dynamics shows off its bipedal robot at CES

By Bobbie Sellers on Tue Jan 6 08:44:17 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Tue Jan 6 08:44:17 2026
[PSA] Butcher - Harry Dresden #18 out in a few weeks

By Tony Nance on Mon Jan 5 10:58:49 2026

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Mon Jan 5 20:08:17 2026
Martha Wells series review...

By Bobbie Sellers on Mon Jan 5 22:44:06 2026

Latest reply by Bobbie Sellers on Mon Jan 5 22:44:06 2026
_Port of Shadows_ by Glen Cook

By Robert Woodward on Wed Dec 24 22:17:18 2025

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Mon Jan 5 10:48:05 2026
(Tears) The Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt

By James Nicoll on Sun Dec 21 13:57:54 2025

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Mon Jan 5 10:44:52 2026
Crankshaft: Getting rid of the Christmas Tree

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 29 15:21:11 2025

Latest reply by Mark Shaw on Mon Jan 5 04:55:26 2026
"SpaceX begins ?significant reconfiguration? of Starlink constellation"

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Jan 5 01:02:02 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Jan 5 01:02:02 2026
(Tears) Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

By James Nicoll on Sun Jan 4 14:12:21 2026

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Sun Jan 4 21:49:00 2026
Re: stats 2025

By Cryptoengineer on Sat Jan 3 21:56:30 2026

Latest reply by Cryptoengineer on Sun Jan 4 12:39:02 2026
?This is how the war against the machines begins?:

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 22 17:17:41 2025

Latest reply by The True Melissa on Sun Jan 4 07:47:46 2026
Tractor Beams for asteroid deflection

By Scott Lurndal on Tue Dec 30 22:39:48 2025

Latest reply by Cryptoengineer on Sat Jan 3 21:49:50 2026
Re: RI 2025

By William Hyde on Tue Dec 30 19:48:15 2025

Latest reply by Titus G on Sat Jan 3 15:21:14 2026
"Southlands (Lee Harden Series (The Remaining Universe), 10) by DJ Moll

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Jan 2 20:33:41 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Fri Jan 2 20:33:41 2026
(WFC) The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

By James Nicoll on Fri Jan 2 14:23:50 2026

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Fri Jan 2 14:23:50 2026
(Review) The Two Doctors Gorski by Isaac Fellman

By James Nicoll on Thu Jan 1 14:47:53 2026

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Thu Jan 1 14:47:53 2026
Over The Hedge: It's raining lead

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Dec 31 13:56:07 2025

Latest reply by Alexander Schreiber on Wed Dec 31 22:35:59 2025
_Lies Weeping_ by Glen Cook

By Robert Woodward on Tue Dec 30 22:06:09 2025

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Wed Dec 31 22:03:51 2025
(Realized) Rock of Ages by Walter Jon Williams

By James Nicoll on Tue Dec 30 14:32:37 2025

Latest reply by William Hyde on Tue Dec 30 17:10:05 2025
"Echoes of Silence: A Frontlines Novella" by Marko Kloos and Robin Kloo

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 30 16:52:45 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 30 16:52:45 2025
Garfield: Healthy Eating Habits

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 30 15:12:07 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 30 15:12:07 2025
Re: "The Inheritance (Breach Wars)" by Ilona Andrews

By Tony Nance on Sat Dec 27 07:14:38 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 29 15:27:40 2025
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Dec 27 18:39:27 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 29 15:22:17 2025
RIP MMPB

By James Nicoll on Sun Dec 14 22:54:37 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Sun Dec 28 17:54:40 2025
(Tears) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

By James Nicoll on Sun Dec 28 14:42:24 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Sun Dec 28 14:42:24 2025
Web comics are a thing here? Try Monster Loves You!

By Mickmane on Sat Dec 27 10:38:00 2025

Latest reply by Mickmane on Sat Dec 27 10:38:00 2025
Monty: Rock'em Sock'em Robots

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 26 15:30:14 2025

Latest reply by Scott Dorsey on Sat Dec 27 09:01:27 2025
Re: (Realized World) Aristoi by Walter Jon Williams

By Tony Nance on Sat Dec 27 07:18:02 2025

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Sat Dec 27 07:18:02 2025
(Unknown) From Unknown Worlds edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.

By James Nicoll on Fri Dec 26 09:39:25 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Fri Dec 26 09:39:25 2025
(translation) Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura

By James Nicoll on Wed Dec 24 09:05:45 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Wed Dec 24 09:05:45 2025
BC: Resolutions

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 23 19:46:39 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 23 19:46:39 2025
(Worst) A Torrent of Faces by James Blish & Norman L. Knight

By James Nicoll on Tue Dec 23 09:07:32 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Tue Dec 23 09:07:32 2025
"A Psalm for the Wild-Built: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot, 1)" b

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 22 16:45:46 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 22 16:45:46 2025
Huh

By James Nicoll on Sun Dec 14 23:00:03 2025

Latest reply by Mad Hamish on Mon Dec 22 00:12:12 2025
Arlo and Janis: College Football Playoffs

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 19 16:20:01 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 19 16:20:01 2025
Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold by P. Djeli Clark

By James Nicoll on Fri Dec 19 11:47:57 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Fri Dec 19 11:47:57 2025
?PROJECT: HAIL MARY - Final Trailer (2026) Action, Sci - Fi | 4K | Most

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Dec 17 15:50:27 2025

Latest reply by Charles Packer on Fri Dec 19 08:49:01 2025
(ReacTor) Five Books About Conversing With Animals

By James Nicoll on Tue Dec 16 14:16:13 2025

Latest reply by David Dalton on Fri Dec 19 03:05:46 2025
first three chapters of the untitled "Empire Of Man" book #5

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Dec 17 21:11:35 2025

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Thu Dec 18 21:56:54 2025
?Beyond the Ranges? by John Ringo and James Aidee

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Dec 18 17:10:09 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Thu Dec 18 17:10:09 2025
(Review) The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman

By James Nicoll on Thu Dec 18 14:18:32 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Thu Dec 18 14:18:32 2025
(The End of History) Hard Landing by Algis Budrys

By James Nicoll on Tue Dec 16 08:55:38 2025

Latest reply by Thomas Koenig on Thu Dec 18 10:55:17 2025
Re: "Pucky's Greatest Hour (Perry Rhodan #81)" by Kurt Brand

By Don on Thu Dec 18 03:18:09 2025

Latest reply by Don on Thu Dec 18 03:18:09 2025
Clarke Award 2025

By James Nicoll on Mon Dec 15 14:42:42 2025

Latest reply by Don on Wed Dec 17 15:00:21 2025
Re: "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi

By BCFD 36 on Tue Dec 16 17:23:59 2025

Latest reply by BCFD 36 on Tue Dec 16 17:23:59 2025
Re: Old Man's War

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 16 01:26:16 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 16 14:43:49 2025
Pearls Before Swine: Pig is way too kind

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 16 14:38:15 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 16 14:38:15 2025
Making Duck Tape:

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Dec 13 21:43:36 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Tue Dec 16 09:00:07 2025
Re: ?Rare ?Cannibal CME? Set To Slam Earth, Raising Risk Of Ground-Leve

By The Horny Goat on Fri Dec 12 21:48:09 2025

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Tue Dec 16 09:44:44 2025
BC: New Year's Resolution

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 12 16:36:31 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Tue Dec 16 08:55:09 2025
Girl Genius 2025-12-15

By Bo Lindbergh on Mon Dec 15 09:52:42 2025

Latest reply by Robert Woodward on Mon Dec 15 10:18:05 2025
(Tears) Cold War in a Country Garden by Lindsay Gutteridge

By James Nicoll on Sun Dec 14 13:53:55 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Mon Dec 15 01:52:30 2025
Story ID sought: xenolinguistics, gaps in sound

By Ignatios Souvatzis on Fri Dec 12 16:18:34 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Sun Dec 14 21:35:44 2025
Re: Questionable Content: No phone, got lost

By The Horny Goat on Fri Dec 12 21:36:16 2025

Latest reply by Jay Morris on Sat Dec 13 21:07:50 2025
Re: Lies Weeping: Book One of A Pitiless Rain - Glen Cook

By Tony Nance on Thu Dec 11 13:04:16 2025

Latest reply by BCFD 36 on Sat Dec 13 12:55:40 2025
?The ?alien comet? is on the way: 3I/ATLAS to make rare Earth pass?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 12 16:28:39 2025

Latest reply by Thomas Koenig on Sat Dec 13 09:42:56 2025
"The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, 4)" by Becky Chambers

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Dec 11 16:06:06 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Fri Dec 12 23:36:53 2025
YAID - message from space story

By Lee Gleason on Wed Dec 10 15:44:44 2025

Latest reply by raglegumm@myaccess.ca on Fri Dec 12 23:33:14 2025
(ReacTor) Looking Back at the Work of John Varley, 1947-2025

By James Nicoll on Fri Dec 12 17:13:44 2025

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Fri Dec 12 20:30:34 2025
Re: Looking for the title of a short story

By Robert Woodward on Wed Dec 10 21:43:39 2025

Latest reply by Ignatios Souvatzis on Fri Dec 12 18:13:13 2025
(WFC) The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson

By James Nicoll on Fri Dec 12 09:08:04 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Fri Dec 12 09:08:04 2025
John Varley (1947 - 2025)

By James Nicoll on Thu Dec 11 12:53:08 2025

Latest reply by Cryptoengineer on Thu Dec 11 21:53:18 2025
"Exploring Home: Book 12 of the Survivalist Series" by Angery American

By Lynn McGuire on Sun Dec 7 15:52:01 2025

Latest reply by Thomas Koenig on Thu Dec 11 20:32:42 2025
There is No Antimemetics Division.

By Titus G on Thu Dec 11 16:28:05 2025

Latest reply by Titus G on Thu Dec 11 16:28:05 2025
(The End of History) Summer of Love by Lisa Mason

By James Nicoll on Thu Dec 11 13:33:25 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Thu Dec 11 13:33:25 2025
Re: "Due Diligence (24) (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Mil

By Tony Nance on Thu Dec 11 13:02:37 2025

Latest reply by Tony Nance on Thu Dec 11 13:02:37 2025
Re: An arcology that isn't going to be built...

By The Horny Goat on Tue Dec 9 14:48:28 2025

Latest reply by Cryptoengineer on Wed Dec 10 21:14:13 2025
Re: Clarke Award Finalists 2024

By Titus G on Wed Dec 10 16:35:50 2025

Latest reply by Titus G on Wed Dec 10 16:35:50 2025
Re: (ReacTor) Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Book Collection

By Paul S Person on Sun Dec 7 08:48:19 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Wed Dec 10 09:26:36 2025
Crankshaft: Pizza Box Santa

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Dec 10 15:03:16 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Wed Dec 10 15:03:16 2025
Re: A House of Dynamite (2025)

By The Horny Goat on Tue Dec 9 14:46:15 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Wed Dec 10 09:13:00 2025
Re: (review) A Mouthful of Dust (Singing Hills, volume 6) by Nghi Vo

By Don on Wed Dec 10 14:26:28 2025

Latest reply by Don on Wed Dec 10 14:26:28 2025
(Translation) To The Warm Horizon by Choi Jin-Young

By James Nicoll on Wed Dec 10 14:24:38 2025

Latest reply by James Nicoll on Wed Dec 10 14:24:38 2025
Warning of Amazon policy Really Disgusting

By Bobbie Sellers on Tue Dec 9 13:38:35 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Wed Dec 10 09:58:26 2025
Re: Chapters/Indigo

By The Horny Goat on Tue Dec 9 14:57:15 2025

Latest reply by The Horny Goat on Tue Dec 9 15:00:17 2025
(review) A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

By James Nicoll on Tue Dec 9 06:47:27 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 9 13:23:37 2025
?Pictures with Santa, $5?

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 8 15:36:12 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Dec 9 01:35:30 2025
Five Freshly Reprinted SFF Books and Series

By James Nicoll on Mon Dec 8 19:17:56 2025

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Mon Dec 8 16:31:14 2025
Re: (Tears) Space Skimmer by David Gerrold

By Paul S Person on Sun Dec 7 09:03:09 2025

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Mon Dec 8 08:54:36 2025