Science Fiction Thoughts on Illegal Immigration
some thoughts on the illegal immigration debate.
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Un éclairage européen sur l’affaire Require Hate
Fabien weighs in on the Benjanun Sriduangkaew affair, from a European perspective. (This kind of thing happens in France too!)
Ciencia Ficción Finlandesa: Dos Perspectivas, dos autores.
An interview with two of FInland’s best
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 3)
I picked up the animated movie version from Studio Ghibli and was delighted to see Tenar pop up again. There must be a fourth book then!
I Congreso Internacional de Narrativa Fantástica – Perú
A report on and a photo gallery from the VII International Colloquium for Fiction Fantastic held at the Center for Literary Studies Antonio Cornejo Polar Lima – Peru
Literatura furry de ciencia ficción en Venezuela
an interview with July Nicholas Camacho about all things Furry.
The Artful Collector: On a Sentimental Hunt
Nostalgia: it motivates us to pay far to much for memories. Better hope there’s a secondary market….
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 2)
Some of the blunt, knee-jerk assumptions that are made in much fantasy art are less obvious, and therefore more insidious. These are often assumptions about gender roles, and ethnicity.
On Being a Space Cadet, or: Why It is Never Too Late to Join the Academy
We’re ALL Space Cadets…and now we can wear the name proudly
Spooky London
Ever since Count Dracula arrived in London aboard the Demeter, London has been a spooky place.
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 1)
The first thing to note is that there don’t appear to be a lot of pictorial representations of Earthsea. The second thing is that artists seem to have a hard time visualizing the characters of the book the way they have been described by the author.
THE BIG BANG THEORY Recap: Season 8, episode 3: The First Pitch Insufficiency
Howard uses his engineering skills to solve his lack of throwing ability
Entrevista con Scott Lynch, Autor Nominado al World Fantasy Award
An interview with World Fantasy Award nominee Scott Lynch
Stop the (parallel) Worlds – I Want To Get Off!
They’re expanding everywhere: an infinite series of novels, an endless number of parallel stories, each one populated by people who seem similar to us but whose lives have changed in just one salient way
Interview (Part 2): Nina Allan On Her Debut Novel, The Race
Welcome to the second part of an extensive interview with, Nina Allan who over the last decade has established herself as one of the UK’s most imaginative and compelling writers. This time we discuss some of the more the specifically science fictional aspects of her debut novel, The Race, as well as maps, Hastings, the best vampire film in years, fracking, politics, the planet, language, communication and much more.
The Big Bang Theory Recap: Season 8, Episode 2
Sheldon becomes a victim of the Peter Principal
Interview (Part 1): Nina Allan On Her Debut Novel, The Race
Over the last decade Nina Allan has established herself as one of the UK’s most imaginative and compelling writers. In this extensive two part interview she talks to Gary Dalkin for Amazing Stories about a wide range of subjects, including her debut novel, The Race.
Hello Summer, Goodbye – After The Blockbusters, After The Hugos Have Gone
Gary Dalkin looks back on the state of science fiction as another summer of massive budget SF and fantasy spectacles draws to a close. It seems this summer may have been a little better than those of late. The latest Michael Bay atrocity aside, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Godzilla received enthusiastic receptions and almost everyone loved Guardians of the Galaxy, which achieved the near impossible feat of pleasing fans, delighting general audiences and entering the popular culture as a new phenomenon in its own right.
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon ever! (part 3)
Part 3 of Jane’s con report on Loncon3 – the good, the bad and the art.
The Goldfinch As Science Fiction
No, this is not a review of The Goldfinch, but a look at the way Tartt’s novel might be read as an accidental sort of science fiction. … Clearly Donna Tartt had no intention of writing a science fiction novel. There is nothing in the plot of The Goldfinch which is science-fictional. In fact it is the absence of anything science-fictional which is so striking, given that almost half the book is set in the near future.
¿Son la Ciencia Ficción y la Fantasía Literatura de Diversión?
Tanya takes on mainstream criticism of genre fiction. Uses Bradbury as metaphor, something most mainstream “authors” probably wouldn’t get…
Asni’s Art Blog: Explosion – Aestheticizing Catastrophe
Explosions in movies are supposed to be “cool”. There is an undeniable element of visual interest. It has become an aesthetic and intellectual game to play around with the genre conventions that have evolved around it.
“La Ficción Debe Ser Visceral, no Adorable y Lírica Todo el Tiempo”. Entrevista con el Escritor Escocés Hal Duncan.
Tanya returns with the english language version of her interview with Hal Duncan, author of Vellum.
Asni’s Art Blog: Exodus
Desolate cityscapes, future ruins, starships leaving among the debris of decay: one wonders if there is any place left in the universe where these travelers could find a better life?
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