science fiction

Although mainstream media and pop culture view geek/nerd society as male-dominated, there’s a long history of female involvement in fandom. Women have played an original or integral part in significant scientific and technology related discoveries and Read More

In Western culture, certain traits and skills are associated with those categorized as geeks/nerds: high IQ, excellence at math and sciences, devotion to and skill with technology, passion bordering on obsession for certain types of pop culture — comic Read More

Everyone has their favorites, from Chester A. Arthur to Rutherford B. Hayes. But those are real life presidents. In honor of the Inauguration, we bring you what only Fandomania has the guts to put in writing: the best presidents of sci-fi. Read More

Whether you like to listen to science fiction and fantasy stories or read and write them, you should find plenty in this month's list to keep you occupied. Read More

The sci-fi genre is well known for its often stunning array of visual delights in wardrobe, sets and special effects. It has, however, in its time been guilty of horrific crimes against hair. And so, compelled by some of the more shocking follicle Read More

In this first of three installments, we are introduced to Samuil Petrovitch, a smartass Russian physics genius with a shady past who accidentally puts himself in the middle of two warring crime syndicates in a post-nuclear Armageddon London. That could Read More

From dance to drugs, disco left its distinct mark everywhere. No form of entertainment, including science fiction, escaped the awesome power of the disco era. Strap on your roller skates and put on your short shorts as we take a look at the Read More

Will McIntosh does a brilliant job with his debut novel. Soft Apocalypse is the chronicle of the collapse of the world shown through the eyes and perspective of Jasper, the twenty-something protagonist of this apocalyptic tale. Read More

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, the first novel by award-winning young short story writer Charles Yu, can best be described as meta-science fiction. Read More

In The Starter, the sequel to 2009’s The Rookie, Scott Sigler manages to combine the seemingly disparate elements of football, gangsters, and science fiction into one cohesive story that, as usual, entertains the reader with a believable group of Read More

Scott Sigler has proven yet again why he is such a successful author, hitting the New York Times Bestseller list on the strength of giving away his work. Thriller novels are not my usual genre, but this one definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Read More

I've accepted that bookstore Sci Fi and Fantasy shelves are never going to be as numerous as I would like (sigh). However, now I'm starting to see my beloved section shrinking. In its place I'm finding more manga, and it is even being encroached on in Read More