This is the short review that I promised to write of the August 2009 issue of Realms of Fantasy, the first issue after the magazine's resurrection from potential demise. There is apparently some controversy going on about the cover art, but I will merely note here that it's not at all sexualized, except in the sense that she's an obviously ( Read more... )

It's been a rough week for sci-fi/fantasy folk. First, the tragic loss of Kim Manners, amazing director of many of the best X-Files and Supernatural episodes ever. Now, the news that Realms of Fantasy is shutting down--we're losing one of the best fantasy fiction markets around, one that I had hoped to see my work in someday ( Read more... )