Speculative Fiction from Around the World
by Athena Andreadis Note: this is part of a series in which I discuss works of the contributors to The Other Half of the Sky. Links to other entries in the series appear at the end of each discussion. The article originally appeared at Starship Reckless and recent discussions within the SFF community make it... Continue Reading →
by Athena Andreadis; originally posted at Starship Reckless There has been a resurgence of arguments over grimdark fantasy, sparked by Joe Abercrombie’s recent second salvo after his earlier pas-de-deux with Leo Grin. This time around, Abercrombie equated “realism” (as in: non-stop pillage and teen-level gothness… or is it kvothness?) with “honesty” while arguing with a... Continue Reading →
Today's Tuesday Fiction is by Athena Andreadis. Athena was born in Greece and lured to the US at age 18 by a full scholarship to Harvard, then MIT. She does basic research in molecular neurobiology, focusing on mechanisms of mental retardation and dementia. She is an avid reader in four languages across genres, the author... Continue Reading →
Athena Andreadis interviewed by Charles Tan Hi Athena! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. First off, could you tell us about the SF anthology you're working on now? What kind of stories are you looking for? So far, what are the challenges in producing the antho? My pleasure, Charles! The SF anthology will almost... Continue Reading →
by Athena Andreadis; originally posted at Starship Reckless. "Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can't talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful." -- Philip K. Dick When Margaret Atwood stated that she does not write science... Continue Reading →
Over at SF Signal, Charles Tan interviews World SF Blog contributor Athena Andreadis: Athena Andreadis was born in Greece and lured to the US at age 18 by a full scholarship to Harvard, then MIT. She does basic research in molecular neurobiology, focusing on mechanisms of mental retardation and dementia. She is an avid reader in... Continue Reading →
by Athena Andreadis; originally posted at Starship Reckless. Note: This 2-part article is an expanded version of the talk I gave at Readercon 2011. It appeared at the same time as overlapping discussions by Cora Buhlert and Aliette de Bodard. Perhaps this means the time is ripe for change. Part 1: Science Recently, I read... Continue Reading →
by Athena Andreadis; originally posted at Starship Reckless. Note: This 2-part article is an expanded version of the talk I gave at Readercon 2011. It appeared at the same time as overlapping discussions by Cora Buhlert and Aliette de Bodard. Perhaps this means the time is ripe for change. I originally planned to discuss how... Continue Reading →
Prompted in part, no doubt, by this post by Athena Andreadis, Strange Horizons reviews editor Abigail Nussbaum has put out a call for women reviewers to join the Strange Horizons team: Ten days ago Niall Harrison posted The SF Count, a look at how genre review venues break down according to gender--how many female authors are... Continue Reading →
by Athena Andreadis; originally posted at Starship Reckless. How well like a man fought the Rani of Jhansi, How valiantly and well! -- Indian ballad My opinion of steampunk is low. However, last week's lovely Google doodle by Jennifer Hom reminded me that I like at least one steampunk work. After I wrote my Star... Continue Reading →
