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J.M. Dattilo is the pen name for Joseph and Mary Dattilo, a husband and wife writing team. Time's Edge, the first book in the Time's Edge sci-fi/fantasy series, won a Tassy Walden Award, a literary prize given by the Shoreline Arts Alliance of Connecticut. Mary is also the author of the comedy "Francine's Will", a play that won first place in the Nutmeg Players New Works Festival. The couple lives in Connecticut. ...more

Science Fiction is Good for Science

Lately, there has been a trend criticizing science fiction books and movies for not being “scientific”. Headlines proclaim “what the new Star Wars movie got wrong” and articles, tweets, and blogs all rush to point out the errors in science fiction books and movies. Some have gone so far as to label speculative fiction as bad for science. Our opinion: Lighten up, guys!


Naturally, fiction makes thing

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Published on January 02, 2016 08:48
Average rating: 4.06 · 248 ratings · 33 reviews · 7 distinct works
Time's Edge (Time's Edge, #1)

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“It's impossible to walk through solid rock... You have to walk between the molecules that make up the rock.”
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APRIL SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two novels move on to the run-off polls for our April Science Fiction Book of the Month!

 
  26 votes, 29.9%

 
  17 votes, 19.5%

 
  13 votes, 14.9%

 
  13 votes, 14.9%

 
  8 votes, 9.2%

 
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