What Got YOU Started? (Updated)
Most of our greatest founding authors got bit by the SF bug when they discovered science fiction magazines – notably those published by Hugo Gernsback
Amazing Histories, October 1927: Prehistoric Life and Futuristic Crimes
Two people stand inside an observatory, staring up at the sky. They have access to a large telescope, but they are not looking through it. The object that has caught their attention is clearly visible […]
Amazing Histories, September 1927: From a Darker Place
extraterrestrial diseases, chemically-created spectres, man-eating plants, electric deathtraps and people being turned to stone…and it’s ONLY 1927….
Big Brain Aliens
Look at the aliens from This Island Earth. If they are so smart, why are the denizens of Metaluna all such big headed pricks?
What Got YOU Started?
Most of our greatest founding authors got bit by the SF bug when they discovered science fiction magazines – notably those published by Hugo Gernsback
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: Nebula Awards Skip Frank M. Robinson Presentation
Frank M. Robinson’s special award ceremony WILL be rescheduled!
Pick Your Favorite Paul Poll #4: April 1928 – March 1929
The last of our four preliminary polls to choose our favorite Frank R. Paul Amazing Stories cover.
Scide Splitters: Mr. Hawkins’ Humorous Adventures by Edgar Franklin
A look at the Mr. Hawkins’ Humorous Adventures stories by Edgar Franklin.
The Golden Amazon (Part 2), Heroine of the Parasite Planet, Her Wit and Wisdom.
R. Graeme Cameron’s saga chronicling the exploits of Violet Ray continue and we learn of an Australian angle….
Scide Splitters: What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown
Reasons why you should read What Mad World by Fredric Brown, if you haven’t already.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Retro Read: A Martian Odyssey (Part 1)
Steve begins a new series of reviews devoted to examining the contents of what is arguably the single greatest anthology of science fiction’s first half-century – The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, edited by Robert Silverberg and selected by the members of SFWA. Individual stories will be examined in order, with particular attention being paid to their suitability for today’s readers, as well as their place in SF literary history.
SF Weapons 101: An Introduction
Science Fiction from its earliest incarnations has always featured some sort of futuristic weaponry. From H.G. Wells’ martian heat-ray to the most modern charged particle beam of Alastair Reynolds, SF weapons astound, confound and amaze […]
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