Category Archives: sf/f

Analyzing Antryg

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I recently re-read one of my favorite trilogies by Barbara Hambly, the Windrose Chronicles. Partly I did so for enjoyment, partly because I intended to blog about the experience (My Heroes & Heartbreakers post). This read, I also wanted to … Continue reading →

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Sime-Gen and Slashiness

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My previous post on House of Zeor (1974) by Jacqueline Lichtenberg is about Sime-Gen and Romance Novels. If you will recall, in my last post I noted that though the author of House of Zeor explicitly excluded sexuality from the … Continue reading →

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Sime-Gen and Romance Novels

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

A shorthand description of the Sime-Gen series is “Science Fictional Vampires,” but the stories are far from being that simple. The Simes, human mutants with tentacles housed in their arms, can only live through drawing life force from the Gens, … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming Panel Ideas

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m attending a couple of my favorite science fiction/fantasy conventions next year, WisCon and Readercon. One of the reasons I love them is that they solicit ideas for the programming that will be offered. Here are some of the panel … Continue reading →

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Goliath is out today!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I blogged about Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan series at Heroes and Heartbreakers yesterday.

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Vorkosigans in Love

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I was offline this weekend when my post on romance in the Vorkosigan novels went live at Heroes and Heartbreakers, but it looks like it’s getting plenty of comments.

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Thoughts on Cowboys and Aliens

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

This post contains spoilers. Also ranting about stuff that irritated me, and getting far too intellectual, and probably getting incoherent along the way. I saw Cowboys and Aliens earlier this week, and though on some levels I enjoyed it (beautifully … Continue reading →

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At Readercon 22

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m at Readercon 22 this weekend. You can find me at these panels and discussion groups: Saturday July 16, 10:00 AM G Paranormal Romance and Otherness. Victoria Janssen (leader), Alaya Dawn Johnson, Toni L.P. Kelner, Kate Nepveu, JoSelle Vanderhooft. In … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Readercon Schedule

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be attending Readercon 22 on July 14-17, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Here’s my schedule: Saturday July 16, 10:00 AM G Paranormal Romance and Otherness. Victoria Janssen (leader), Alaya Dawn Johnson, Toni L.P. Kelner, Kate Nepveu, JoSelle Vanderhooft. In science fiction, … Continue reading →

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Days of Our (Future) Lives: Romance in J.D. Robb

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

One of the reasons J.D. Robb’s mystery series has continued so long, so successfully, is that it has ongoing romantic elements. There’s the main couple, futuristic police detective Eve Dallas and her financier husband Roarke, but there is also a … Continue reading →

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