Aussiecon 5 / Worldcon 2028 convention at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on July 27-31, 2028. Learn more at FanCons.com.

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My Review: Last year, on our annual trip to Worldcon, I read the previous book in Modesitt’s Grand Illusion series, Legalist, in spite of knowing that the book wouldn’t be published for another two months and that I’d have to hang on to the review. But I did it anyway because I’ve loved this series from the very first book, Isolate, and couldn’t resist the opportunity of six hours of uninterrupted reading time. It turned out to be the perfect book for the flight, as it was long and involved, while the flight was long and boring - as one honestly hopes a flight will be.

My Review: Last year, on our annual trip to Worldcon, I read the previous book in Modesitt’s Grand Illusion series, Legalist, in spite of knowing that the book wouldn’t be published for another two mo...

Mark Roth-Whitworth says: Here is my Lord&Master, Tico*, napping on a Worldcon program book. * Full name, Don (in the Spanish usage) Tico Smiley, or, abbreviated, last name first, Smilodon&#823…

Eating the Fantastic’s Worldcon began Thursday as many were still arriving in Anaheim for our found family’s annual gathering when I headed off to lunch with Martha Wells, who due to the astounding success of her stories set in the Murderbot universe has become well-known even outside the science fiction and fantasy community.