Tag Archives: Love in the Time of Starships

Love in the Time of Starships: The Other Half of the Sky (Athena Andreadis & Kay Holt, eds.)

Posted on May 6, 2016 by epbeaumont

Athena Andreadis and Kay Holt, eds. The Other Half of the Sky. Source of review copy: e-book from my personal collection. After the last segment in this review series, I’ve been thinking a lot about world-building and storytelling as hospitality. … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: not-SF #ownstories stuff we need in SF (Dana Lone Hill. Pointing with Lips)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by epbeaumont

Dana Lone Hill. Pointing with Lips: a Week in the Life of a Rez Chick. Blue Hand Books, 2014. Source of review copy: e-book from my personal collection. Short version: This book is not science fiction, but read it because … Continue reading →

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Goals: An Embarrassment of Riches

Posted on July 15, 2015 by epbeaumont

As I’m settling back into everyday life following CONvergence, I’ve been sorting through the projects in process. I can call it “too many deadlines” or I can call it an embarrassment of riches. Let’s go with the next. Here are … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: One Ordinary Day, with Werewolves

Posted on July 7, 2015 by epbeaumont

Joyce Chng writing as J Damask. Heart of Fire. Fox Spirit Books. Jo Thomas. 25 Ways to Kill a Werewolf. Fox Spirit Books. (intro;  excerpt) Disclosure: These books both come from my personal library, and coincidentally come from the same … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: A Matter of Scale, or Intimate Epics (Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Margrét Helgadóttir)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by epbeaumont

Margrét Helgadóttir. The Stars Seem So Far Away Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Signal to Noise Note: I purchased my own copy of Signal to Noise, and received a review copy of The Stars Seem So Far Away from the publisher, Fox Spirit … Continue reading →

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Goals: The backward glance and the road ahead! With extra awesome!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by epbeaumont

This month I had to adjust a couple of timelines, particularly the ones for beta reading. I had hoped to get a nonfiction project and a novel to beta readers for 1 March, which did not work out. That timeline … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: Humor, Horror, and the Mystery of It All (Polenth Blake’s ‘Sunstruck’, Leckie’s ‘Ancillary Sword’)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by epbeaumont

This week’s review was delayed because I had far too much to say. I’ve fallen decisively in love with both of the novels I am reviewing, so the technical challenge was to steer between two extremes:  “inarticulate flail and squee … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: Quiet Ones to Watch Out For, or the New Hard SF (Polenth Blake, Yoon Ha Lee)

Posted on February 23, 2015 by epbeaumont

Polenth Blake. Rainbow Lights Yoon Ha Lee. Conservation of Shadows Additional stories: Polenth Blake’s bibliography, on-line fiction by Yoon Ha Lee. The usual disclaimer: books above come from my personal collection, funded by the readaholic who is writing the review. … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: The Long Look Back and the Promise of the New (Kate Elliott, E. E. Ottoman)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by epbeaumont

Note: This review is based on pre-publication review copies from the publishers via NetGalley. Publishers linked below are thanked for these free review copies. Additional process notes
: This was my first time reviewing pre-publication copies, which was interesting in itself … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: Grit, Struggle, and Fierce Love (Koyanagi’s ‘Ascension,’ anthology ‘Fierce Families’)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by epbeaumont

A few years ago, I saw a student performance of Fierce Love, created by the groundbreaking performance group PoMo Afro Homos (one of whom, Djola Branner, was my Father in the Art). These performance vignettes tell a story of love … Continue reading →

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