science fiction

One cannot learn about Space Operas without hearing about E.E. "Doc" Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby's The Skylark of Space. This might not only be one of the earliest examples of the subgenre, but also one of the earliest examples of space travel to other Read More

This Philip K. Dick novel, which is the inspiration for the movie Blade Runner, is a fast paced read into a possible future Earth. Read More

Here is the second group of October book releases you have to look forward to. This time, they really are all the new releases I could find. Read More

Artificial Intelligence is at once a fascinating concept, a confusing scientific dilemma, and a science fiction mainstay. Read More

This week, in my most ambitious article to date, we'll be exploring the rather hectic and rebellious worlds of the Punks. Not just any run of the mill punks, but those punks which are directly related to science fiction: Cyberpunk, Biopunk, and Steampunk. Read More

While Margaret Atwood, the author of Oryx and Crake, will contest that this book isn't science fiction, it definitely has the smell of it to me. Read More

In her second installment of Defining the Genre, Kelly looks at the difference between hard and soft science fiction. Read More

Kelly reviews Isaac Asimov's science fiction classic Foundation. Read More

This is the debut of Kelly's new article series, Defining the Genre, in which she examines the traits and roots of science fiction and fantasy. Read More

Have you ever wondered to yourself, "What would it be like to be a member of the opposite gender?" Well that's not what Johann Smith was thinking when he sent out an advertisement rewarding one million dollars for a brain dead patient with his rare Read More

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. This summer I had solicited book recommedations from my friends, and was pleasantly surprised to have Cat’s Cradle recommended to me. I had previously only read Slaugherhouse Five by Vonnegut, and while I Read More