Take a look at 9 of the classic types of science fiction plots, including dystopia, space travel, alien invaders, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-22 11:32:00 UTC ]
‘The Locusts’ is a short chapter or tale within The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury’s 1950 science fiction novel which describes human exploration of, and settlement on, the planet Mars at the turn of the century after Earth becomes uninhabitable in the wake of nuclear war. In ‘The Locusts’,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-11-14 15:00:51 UTC ]
According to the publisher, the imprint will “champion feminist and empowered perspectives” in romantic fantasy and science fiction books. It plans to publish seven new books next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
The state is home to an unusually high concentration of science fiction writers and a strong mix of science and superstition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-11-04 16:00:00 UTC ]
The world’s richest man promises more than he has delivered. His social network purchase is likely to go the same wayElon Musk is a fan of the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. When his spacecraft company SpaceX successfully sent its Falcon Heavy rocket payload into orbit around the sun in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-01 18:50:19 UTC ]
Kensington Publishing has acquired Erewhon Books, an independent publisher dedicated to literary speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy, for an undisclosed price. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
On May 13, I finally got to read my wayward science fiction story “It Is the Voice That Unnerves Me” in The Dread Machine. I had been submitting the story since the spring of 2019, and had thought many times about consigning it to the “retired” list. I knew every word, sentence and section break... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-10-20 11:05:00 UTC ]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are as many definitions of “feminism” and “science fiction” as there are people who identify as feminists and science fiction enthusiasts—in fact, that is part of what makes both of these communities attractive to many people. However, by 1981,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 08:53:20 UTC ]
As he releases his first short story collection, the revered writer talks about magic, the problem with superhero movies and why he will never write another graphic novelI’ve been enamoured of prose fiction for quite a long while,” says Alan Moore. He is speaking to me from his home in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-07 09:00:54 UTC ]
The hits just keep coming: As autumn descends with blessedly cooler temperatures and falling leaves, so too drop some excellent science fiction and fantasy books. We already sung the praises of Elijah Kinch Spector’s clever debut Kalyna the Soothsayer in August, but that’s moved to October, so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-03 08:56:32 UTC ]
Apple's Watch Ultra, with its 2000-nit digital display and GPS capabilities, is a far cry from its Revolutionary War-era self-winding forebears. What sorts of wondrous body-mounted technologies might we see another hundred years hence? In his new book, The Skeptic's Guide to the Future, Dr.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-10-01 14:30:47 UTC ]
On Monday, in what seems like a scene out of a science fiction movie, NASA will slam a spacecraft into a distant asteroid to see whether it can nudge its orbit — all in an effort to test a way to protect Earth from any potential future threats. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-09-24 08:00:00 UTC ]
With marketing ploys that are just transaction schemes extended into a digital space, marketers are falling behind the innovation pack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2022-09-22 09:30:00 UTC ]
Megan Giddings, Emily Lloyd Jones, Sangu Mandanna and Desideria Mesa add new twists to a popular subgenre. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
Ursula K. Le Guin was a highly influential and prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy with an interesting upbringing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-07 10:38:00 UTC ]
The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of WorldCon members—were presented on Sunday night at the 80th WorldCon in Chicago, in a ceremony hosted by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz. Here are the winners... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-05 12:28:16 UTC ]
Mining the moon might sound like a concept that belongs in a science fiction novel, but it's likely to be a part of reality in the not-so-distant future. That's made it a hot topic of discussion among space lawyers — yes, there are space lawyers... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-09-01 08:00:00 UTC ]
Solar power. The end of war. Gender role reversal. Dirigibles. First published in 1905, Rokeya Hossain’s short story “Sultana’s Dream” is steampunk avant la lettre, strikingly advanced in its critique of patriarchy, conflict, conventional kinship structures, industrialization, and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-08-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
The rebranding of Tom Doherty Associates is designed to show the growth of the company beyond its science fiction and fantasy titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
In our final column for The Post, we revisit books we have savored and many more we hope to read. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 12:00:00 UTC ]