Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
When I asked the editor (Pan Macmillan) through Netgalley for a copy of Station Eleven – in exchange of a honest review, as usual – I did it because of its cover. Which says: “DAY ONE The Georgia Flu explodes over…
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966) is one of Robert A. Heinlein’s most famous novels. Narrating a lunar colony’s revolt against Earth’s rule in 2075, it’s a credible – even though frightening – portrait of a (dystopian) future human…
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The Day of the Triffids (1951) by John Wyndham is a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi horror novel where mankind, with the exception of the protagonist, Bill Masen, has been blinded by a mysterious meteor shower. To make things worse, the world is…
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The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester, originally published as a serial on a magazine in 1956, is considered by many The Count of Monte-Cristo of Sci-Fi. With some reasons: revenge is the main motive of the story. But it’s…
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“Where in fucktopia are you, Dexter?” Yells Debra Morgan, obviously searching in vain for her brother. Sure thing, Debra did not hint at anything sexual here – even though there are some fictional versions of the universe where sex has an essential…
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Jupiter War is the third and last book of the Owner trilogy, where the adventures of the rebel Alan Saul, his sister Var, the despotic Earth’s dictator Galahad and the Argus Space Station now come to an end. It’s difficult…
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