CIXIN LIU IS having a moment. The recent publication in English of his Three-Body Problem trilogy has been rightly hailed as a sea change for Chinese science fiction in translation, garnering myriad awards and receiving wide acclaim — including an endorsement from Barack Obama. The Wandering... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-29 17:00:45 UTC ]
With enough time, the technological challenges of sending humans to Mars and beyond are solvable. But psychologically, we’re not ready to leave our home. In 1945 British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke—now best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey—correctly predicted the invention of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-10-22 00:00:30 UTC ]
In his latest book, Michael S. Heiser illustrates how the popular science fiction series can teach us about the Bible and God’s love for humanity. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Read these spine-tingling works of science fiction and fantasy at your own risk. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-18 19:00:09 UTC ]
Battelle technology that can drop drones from the sky has been acquired by a San Francisco startup specializing in defense against unmanned aerial devices. Dedrone has acquired the assets to DroneDefender for undisclosed terms. Looking like a science fiction blaster, the device disrupts... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-08 16:38:06 UTC ]
Our new columnists highlight the works of NYi-Sheng, Fernando A. Flores and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-10-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
Translating one medium into another is tricky. Music is music and art is art and dance is dance; to try to convey the power of another art in fiction is its own sleight-of-hand. My own first novel takes on that challenge. In A Song For A New Day, musician Luce Cannon was on the cusp […] The post... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-10-07 11:00:15 UTC ]
These new science fiction and fantasy titles will be your perfect fall companions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-04 10:36:35 UTC ]
The future’s uncertain, and the end is always near. Here’s what new SFF has to say about it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Authors look to Africa and its diaspora and find the fantastical and futuristic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
E.V. Odle’s 1923 science fiction novel stars a most unusual — and fascinating — character Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-09-25 20:52:59 UTC ]
Earth can be an exhausting place, so let's look beyond our planet and explore these science fiction books about space and other worlds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-24 10:35:51 UTC ]
If the idea of saying goodbye to epic sci-fi worlds fills you with sorrow, check out this list of great YA science fiction series and read on! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-17 10:31:05 UTC ]
Science fiction writing often serves as a thought experiment that explores shared and hidden beliefs whose material and political reverberations lie further in the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-09-16 11:39:25 UTC ]
Telling original, Indigenous-focused stories in different genres, filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is helping to normalize the presence of Indigenous people in a variety of realms: horror, science fiction and the broader cultural world. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-09-10 17:00:00 UTC ]
But just how “real” is it? Five years ago, Mark Zuckerberg stated in no uncertain terms that Facebook was going to build the metaverse, a digital world that’s a surrogate for our real one, predicted by science fiction for decades. That’s why he bought Oculus, and invested heavily in VR. But a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-09-04 09:00:55 UTC ]
Jeannette Ng, who won the prize this year, said the man it was named after “set the tone of science fiction that still haunts the genre.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-08-28 22:27:26 UTC ]
Independent science fiction and fantasy publisher Baen Books has partnered with audiobook company RBmedia for an audiobook program. Under the agreement, the two companies will publish more than 170 audiobooks over the next three years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction is fast becoming science fact, which should be cause for concern. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-08-27 17:03:06 UTC ]
Miracle Man and The Austin Paradox author William R. Leibowitz tells how to base science fiction on fact so that stories seem plausible—without boring the reader. The post Using Facts As the Base of Science Fiction by William R. Leibowitz appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-23 14:00:14 UTC ]