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Tag: Science Fiction
Streetlight People by Charlene Thomas: Riveting Story
For most, Streetlight is a dot on the map you pass on your way to somewhere else. But if you live there, you’re either a Have-Not, like Kady, or a Have-Lot like her boyfriend, Nik, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive social club, The IV Boys. Known for their powerful families…
“The Wild Robot”: Heart and Beauty
I love animation and have since I was young so I’m pretty much going to watch anything animated that is released. But that also means that I can be more critical if the story or the animation doesn’t meet my expectations. I was excited when I saw the trailer for The Wild Robot, however. And…
“My Old Ass”: A Fresh Twist on Coming of Age
I wanted to see “My Old Ass” as soon as I knew Aubrey Plaza was in the film but add in meeting yourself back when you’re eighteen, it sounded too good to miss. I felt like the concept could be funny but what I loved was how it was a fresh twist on the coming…
“Totally Killer”: Totally Fun
In “Totally Killer”, the film combines time travel with a serial killer, sending the heroine to the eighties to try to save her mother. The trailers and premise made me want to watch the movie, especially since it seemed to promise the campy fun of the eighties. After watching the movie on Amazon Prime, I…
Out and About: CokoCon 2023
As the end of August approaches, Duncan’s Books and More has the latest on our next event, CokoCon 2023. Set on Labor Day weekend, September 1st through the 4th, CokoCon is a local science fiction convention that promotes literacy and builds the local community. Sponsored by WesternSFA and CASFS, the event has a lot to…
“Landscape with Invisible Hand”: Painted with Layers
I wasn’t sure what to expect from “Landscape with Invisible Hand.” One thing I did know was that the cast intrigued me. Tiffany Hadish is an accomplished actress that I always enjoy watching. Asante Blackk I know from “This is Us” and loved his performance in the show. William Jackson Harper I am very familiar…
Con-Fusion 2023: Five Days of Fun
In just under two weeks, Con-Fusion 2023 will kick off. What is Con-Fusion? It is a multi day, multi genre convention that is based at five different City of Phoenix libraries. Created by author Jenn Czep along with several others such as Deborah Dwyer and KellyAnn Bonnell, Con-Fusion was created to promote and support local…
Into the Light by Mark Oshiro: Beautiful and Compelling
It’s been one year since Manny was cast out of his family and driven into the wilderness of the American Southwest. Since then, Manny lives by self-taught rules that keep him moving―and keep him alive. Now, he’s taking a chance on a traveling situation with the Varela family, whose attractive but surly son, Carlos, seems…
The Way Spring Arrives and other stories: collection by Yu Chen: Beautiful Diversity
In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom. Written, edited, and translated…
Africa Risen: Authentic Voices
From award-winning editorial team Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora. A group of cabinet ministers query a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a…
