The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced the finalists for the 59th Annual Nebula Awards, recognizing some of the best SFF writing from 2023. SFWA is also honoring Susan Cooper (The Dark is Rising) with the 40th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, recognizing her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-15 15:58:33 UTC ]
For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu, China Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-02-29 02:54:58 UTC ]
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When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-17 13:11:43 UTC ]
Leaked emails reveal organisers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards flagged works of a ‘sensitive political nature’Leaked emails from the organisers of the prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy suggest several authors were excluded from shortlists last year after they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-02-15 18:16:42 UTC ]
Terrifying monsters, loved ones return from the beyond, fairy tale women, and more of today's best science fiction and fantasy book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-12 14:11:45 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘My Dream of Flying to Wake Island’ is a 1974 short story by the British writer J. G. Ballard (1930-2009). Ballard’s unique contribution to literature was to take the trappings of science fiction – space travel, new technologies, and the rest of it –... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2024-02-09 15:00:22 UTC ]
While much science fiction is based on theoretical physics, occasionally literature returns the favor and inspires scientific ideas. A perfect symbiosis between the two came about in the early 1980s, when astronomer-turned-novelist Carl Sagan was researching his fictional work Contact and turned... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-09 09:54:04 UTC ]
The third book in the Crescent City series becomes third fastest-selling science fiction and fantasy title since records beganThe story of a half fairy, half human woman has gripped UK book buyers this week, as a novel about the hybrid heroine shot to the top of the bestseller chart.House of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-02-07 14:13:13 UTC ]
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Concerns raised about interference or censorship after documents showed writers were barred despite receiving enough nominationsA prestigious literary award for science fiction, which was hosted in China for the first time, has come under fire for excluding several authors from the 2023 awards,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-01-24 15:53:48 UTC ]
Check out these 8 gothic science fiction novels! They're sure to both terrorize and entertain you in equal measure! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-24 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Apple just dropped a trailer for its forthcoming sci-fi mystery series Constellation. The series follows an astronaut, played by Noomi Rapace, after an emergency return to Earth. However, the homecoming is fraught with mysterious occurrences and plain-old sci-fi weirdness, leaving audiences... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-22 16:42:45 UTC ]
From superheroes to history to science fiction to vampires and so much more, here are the 10 best comics of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-22 11:32:00 UTC ]
The award-winning science fiction author, whose short story “Bears Discover Fire” swept the genre's major awards in 1990, died on January 10 following a recent cancer diagnosis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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2023 was an incredible year for books celebrating all things science. Here are 10 of the best science fiction books of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-15 11:30:00 UTC ]
The Peregrine spacecraft has experienced an ‘anomaly’ that could endanger its planned moon landing, as reported by the BBC. Astrobotic, the private company behind the project, says this anomaly prevents the spacecraft from pointing its solar panels at the sun. In other words, the vehicle can’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-08 19:12:21 UTC ]
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