Estrategias de legitimación de la ciencia ficción en Cuba: estudio de un fracaso.
A discussion of three periods in Cuban science fiction.
CIENCIA FICCION NEOINDIGENISTA EN BOLIVIA
An overview of the theory and practice of Spanish language neo-indigenous science fiction.
Improbable Interviews – Cherith Baldry
An interview with Cherith Baldry, one of the contributors to the anthology Improbable Botany.
La SF et la société de l’information
La société de l’information qui se développe depuis quarante ans transforme radicalement nos vies rendant les vieilles idéologies issues de la société industrielle inadaptées à résoudre bon nombre des problèmes que rencontre aujourd’hui l’occident. Il serait bon de s’interroger pour savoir si la science fiction en tant que littérature d’idées a été capable d’inventer des […]
Asni’s Art Blog: Beyond Earthsea
The only book by Ursula Le Guin, outside the Earthsea series, which has received consistent attention from artists and illustrators is The Left Hand of Darkness.
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 5)
By and large, the illustrators on DeviantArt are far more respectful of how the characters are described by the author, than the professional illustrators responsible for the various cover versions.
Sapper: A New Literary Movement & Manifesto
I don’t know why, but whenever I hear the word “manifesto”, I’m always reminded of Italian food. “Do you want grated parmesan on your Manifesto?” “Hmmmm, I never saw Manifesto made with Alfredo sauce before….” It seems that back in October a group of authors within our literary ghetto decided that it was time to declare […]
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 4)
In this post, I would like to introduce my own visual interpretation of Earthsea and its places and characters
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!
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.
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.
In Memory of Susan Wood, a Wonderful and Influential Fan
Susan Wood: Canadian BNF, award winning writer and one of fandom’s earliest feminist pioneers. (And sorely missed by many.)
Qu’est ce que la science fiction ?
What Is Science Fiction? More on the international view of what is and what might not be SF
Dragon
Nothing spells “Fantasy” as clearly as the image of a dragon does. And isn’t it strange that every one of us will have a fairly good idea of what a dragon looks like, even though I imagine few of us will ever actually have seen a real one? Dragons exist, and have existed, in many […]
Our Ansible is Missing – Intellectual Property Theft in Science Fiction
In 1985, Orson Scott Card published Ender’s Game, a book that relied heavily on the use of a faster-than-light communication system called the Ansible. Card needed the Ansible (or something like it) because through this faster-than-light communications system, his brainy, gifted children were able to destroy the evil Buggers in real time, even though they […]
If You’re Fond of Sea Fights and Demon Lairs: A Review of Waters of Darkness by David C. Smith and Joe Bonadonna
Like many older science fiction and fantasy readers, I was introduced to my favorite genres by pulp fiction. I missed the pulp magazine era, which died in the late 1950s; but I was around during the rise of modern mass-market paperback publishers like Ace and DAW, who reprinted old and published new pulp SF/F for […]
ASM Blog Horde Interview with Kristina Grifantini
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with you. In this long-running series, you will have the opportunity to peek inside the minds of the ASM bloggers to […]
ASM Blog Horde Interview with Diane Severson
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with you. In this long-running series, you will have the opportunity to peek inside the minds of the ASM bloggers to […]
