A linear city in the desert is a provocative vision of the city of the future—but it’s been tried before. Saudi Arabia’s proposal for a 105-mile-long building called the Line has all the stuff of a science fiction paperback. The stark desert setting. The kingdom in control of vast amounts of one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2022-08-04 04:30:19 UTC ]
Three new books, from epic fantasy to biological thriller, consider an age-old question. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-01 18:00:06 UTC ]
The Resident Alien star—and science fiction fan—gave WIRED his picks for the best shows on TV, from Severance to Peacemaker. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-07-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
These middle grade and young adult science fiction and fantasy books are empowering and fun, and will provide the best light-hearted escape, like The Lost Ryū by Emi Watanabe Cohen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-20 10:33:00 UTC ]
Like our universe, the science fiction genre is constantly expanding. Here is a sampling of the seemingly endless list of its subgenres. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-18 10:40:00 UTC ]
Astra Publishing House has acquired DAW Books, bringing a list of 2,000 science fiction and fantasy titles to the burgeoning New York–based, Chinese-owned publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy books hitting shelves in July. Grab 'em while they're hot! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-08 10:37:00 UTC ]
Science fiction has a deep, rich past—one that sees its roots stretch back to ancient times. Fans and scholars often point to Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus as its most recognizable origin point, followed by the works of authors like Jules Verne, H. G. Wells,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-29 08:57:17 UTC ]
The science fiction author drew a standing ovation from the Ci10 audience as she discussed her childhood and start as a writer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mat Johnson’s latest book delivers a biting satire of American politics and class issues — from the vantage point of outer space. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-06-22 13:00:32 UTC ]
As the Danish physicist Niels Bohr probably never said, ‘predictions are hard, especially about the future.’ And although the job of authors of science fiction and speculative fiction isn’t to make accurate predictions about what our future lives might look like, but to entertain us by tapping... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-06-15 14:00:18 UTC ]
These hidden gems are all great works of imagination set near and far that you need to add to your TBR ASAP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-15 10:36:00 UTC ]
Production of Demimonde halted due to dispute between network HBO and directorA blockbuster science fiction series that was to be filmed in Northern Ireland has been cancelled in a dispute between the US television network HBO and the Hollywood director JJ Abrams.Crews that had started... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 12:00:19 UTC ]
Power beaming sounds like science fiction - but one day it may be as common as receiving a text. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2022-05-28 02:26:01 UTC ]
Rethinking old myths and accepted narratives comes with risks, but the results can be thrilling. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-05-27 20:30:15 UTC ]
‘The Nine Billion Names of God’ is a short story by the British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). It was first published in the 1953 anthology Star Science Fiction Stories #1, before being collected in Clarke’s The Other Side of the Sky. A short tale about religion,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-05-16 14:00:02 UTC ]
Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real problems — like climate change. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-05-11 09:00:20 UTC ]
Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ is one great book that’s hard to categorize. What hard-to-classify novels do you enjoy? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-07 12:00:25 UTC ]
The warnings about political violence in Stephen Marche's latest book are like something out of science fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-05-06 16:00:00 UTC ]
In her new science fiction book ‘The Memory Librarian,’ the artist and Afrofuturist icon creates an apocalyptic—and hopeful—vision of the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-04-26 10:00:00 UTC ]