Good science fiction entertains. Cerebral science fiction questions. Great science fiction does both. Blindsight is great science fiction about humanity's first contact with a truly alien species ... perhaps even more alien than the humans sent to make that contact.
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Revelation Space Reading Order
In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and …
Read More »Retro Review: Brazil (1985)
Many of the bureaucratic and narcissistic themes present in Brazil are simply hyperbolic interpretations of the current world we live in.
Read More »Retro Review: Blade Runner (1982)
The visually lush Blade Runner explores and asks the question: What makes us human? It repeatedly strides right up to that reflection in the dystopian rain puddle . . . but never steps in it.
Read More »Retro Review: Mission to Mars (2000)
Mission to Mars is a film worth renting for science fiction fans to either enjoy or mock . . . depending on your tastes. And for some of us it's okay to do both.
Read More »Retro Review: Red Planet (2000)
In Red Planet a team of astronauts makes the first manned expedition to the Mars and must struggle to overcome the differences in their personalities.
Read More »An Interview with Best-Selling Science Fiction Author Alastair Reynolds
I’ve just published a long in the works interview with space opera master Alastair Reynolds over at Futurism. We discuss science, astrophysics, philosophy, science fiction, his upcoming novel Elysium Fire . . . and what’s in his space opera writing pipeline. Below …
Read More »Concept Art: Ember by Jan Schäffler
Science fiction concept art: Ember by Jan Schäffler.
Read More »Concept Art: Oasis by Wojtek Fus
Space Opera concept art: Oasis by Wojtek Fus.
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Whether you’re new to sci-fi, or space opera, or esoteric French comics, or are just not deeply knowledgeable on the genre — I’ve got you covered! Being thrown into a new world or setting can sometimes be daunting and off …
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