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As seen in: Strange Horizons Magazine
Covers:  Popular Culture, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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Eric Hendel’s Biography

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I graduated from the University of Vermont in 2019 with a degree in Japanese focusing on Japanese literature, and also a certification for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Currently I mainly do work as a book critic reviewing science fiction and fantasy. Articles I've written have been published in the speculative fiction magazine Strange Horizons, and on my personal blog at erichendel.blogspot.com

Eric Hendel’s Journalist Portfolio

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Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

Something I started thinking about while reading the early chapters of Adam Oyebanji’s novel Esperance was th…

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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Review)

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Review)

Occasionally, I'll read a book whose ending completely alters the nature of the story that preceded it, and w…

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Peri Peri Paprika by Leanne Su

Peri Peri Paprika by Leanne Su

In the first chapter of Leanne Su’s novel Peri Peri Paprika, there’s an extended sequence of exposition which…

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High Vaultage by Chris and Jen Sugden

High Vaultage by Chris and Jen Sugden

I wish I could say I had enjoyed Chris and Jen Sugden’s novel High Vaultage more than I did, because there ar…

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Review: Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang

Review: Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang

Jumpnauts is exactly the opposite of the sort of novel which I expected Hao Jingfang to write, initially in a…

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Dakini Atoll by Nikhil Singh

Dakini Atoll by Nikhil Singh

At the beginning of Dakini Atoll, there’s a note from the author explaining that while this book follows the…

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Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

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By Eric Hendel, Jess Peng, Brishbhanu Baruah, Mahaila Smith
| Strange Horizons Magazine
Something I started thinking about while reading the early chapters of Adam Oyebanji’s novel Esperance was the extent to which this book’s story doesn’t seem like it should work, even when in practice it does. Initially, Esperance frames itself as a very straightforward murder mystery set in contemporary Chicago, with the plot following a detective, Ethan Krol, who is tasked with investigating a bizarre series of killings that seem to defy logical explanation.
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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Review)

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By Eric Hendel
| blogspot.com
Occasionally, I'll read a book whose ending completely alters the nature of the story that preceded it, and which requires that I fundamentally rethink my opinion of how that story functions. In almost every single respect this is usually a good thing, since it inevitably means that I have a ton to think about when it comes to discussing that novel.
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Peri Peri Paprika by Leanne Su

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By Eric Hendel, Ziggy Edwards, Dana Wall, R.B. Lemberg
| Strange Horizons Magazine
In the first chapter of Leanne Su’s novel Peri Peri Paprika, there’s an extended sequence of exposition which initially comes across as a potential liability to the story, but which I think eventually ends up demonstrating the strongest themes of the book. In this scene, Su introduces her main character, Moss, who is stumbling out of her quarters on the intergalactic spacecraft the Rusty Raccoon after awakening from an alcohol-induced hangover.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Unfortunately I have not.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

To be honest I don't know of many fictional journalists, but I guess that Cecil Gershwin Palmer (from Night Vale) is the best answer I have.

What's your favorite social network?

At the moment, probably Bluesky.