The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-30 14:38:41 UTC ]
The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of WorldCon members—were presented this weekend at the 81st WorldCon in Chengdu, China. Here are the winners in the literary categories: Best Novel: Nettle & Bone, by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-10-23 17:32:12 UTC ]
The Hugos and several other major science fiction award winners were announced this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-23 14:50:11 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The influence of H. G. Wells (1866-1946) on science fiction goes without saying. Brian Aldiss, in Trillion Year Spree, call him the Shakespeare of science fiction, acknowledging his role in raising the emerging genre to an art form. The tales of The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-10-20 14:00:09 UTC ]
Computer languages are ultimately rendered in ones and zeros, even AI programs. Though this technology is new, the concept it’s hinged on is not. Isaac Asimov’s iconic science fiction collection I, Robot, tells the story of androids created at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc. The androids... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-10-17 06:00:00 UTC ]
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These nine medieval science fiction books play with limits of time, space, and history to tell fascinating stories with medieval elements. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-13 10:32:00 UTC ]
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A new collection of her novels and stories is a showcase for a science fiction pioneer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-08 09:00:34 UTC ]
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If anyone has ever told you Dune is a “tough read,” it would be interesting to see if that same person was able to read an eight‑hundred‑page Stephen King or Harry Potter novel. Although there are dozens and dozens of characters, and various layers of politics, religion, philosophy, and science... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-27 09:40:37 UTC ]
AI will change the way that we work. Or so says the most fervent purveyors of the tech, which now includes Microsoft. But after seeing ChatGPT, Dall-E, and other AI systems integrated into the latest versions of Windows 11, Office, and the company’s Microsoft 365 platform, I can’t say that... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-09-26 17:00:00 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-09-25 13:38:37 UTC ]
“What are we willing to fight for? What do we deserve, morally speaking? What is our place, our relationship with the universe, with nature?”During a preview of The Talos Principle 2 in August, series writer Jonas Kyratzes posed 19 questions about the essence of humanity in just 90 seconds.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-09-19 16:00:14 UTC ]
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Looking for a work of science fiction that will make you really think? Welcome to these philosophical sci-fi books! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-09-15 10:33:00 UTC ]
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A great spaceship can make a science fiction story soar. See if you can guess which stories these famous spaceships belong to. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-09-05 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Nobody would dare to boil down Ursula Le Guin’s marvelous writing—all that fantasy, all that science fiction, poetry, essays, translations—into one idea. But in a pinch I’d pick two sentences from her 2014 National Book Award speech: “Capitalism[’s] power seems inescapable. So did the divine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-24 10:00:21 UTC ]