Tag: SF
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang
The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate (2007) by Ted Chiang, follows a fabric merchant of the ancient city of Baghdad that one day discovers…
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Guardians of the Galaxy – ガーディアンズ・オブ・ギャラクシー. A review
As Steve Davison has written on Amazing Stories a while ago, Guardians of the Galaxy might well be this generation’s Star Wars, and it has…
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SF Classics – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
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…
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Get some science in your SF. What to do if…
… you have no idea how and maths scared you since third grade. Some days ago I was chatting with a friend of mine. He…
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SF Classics – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card is a military SF novel, and one of the most famous books of this genre, with sequels,…
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Snapshots from LonCon 3
For the ones of you who have not made it to this amazing event, here a gallery of photos. Enjoy!
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Loncon3 – the Convention and the Hugo Awards
A WorldCon – i.e., the annual SF Word Convention – is an amazing event, culminating in the Hugo Awards night but also featuring a…
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SF Classics – I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
I Am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson is one of the most influential books written in speculative fiction. It is a SF/horror novel, featuring…
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Guest post: Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック. A review
This is a guest review on Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック (2013) – the latest movie of the manga/anime created by Leiji Matsumoto in the 70s.…
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SF Classics – Raft. The Xeelee Sequence, by Stephen Baxter
Raft (1993) by Stephen Baxter, tells the story of a few thousand humans in an increasing hostile environment, located in an alternate, high-gravity universe. They…
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2014 Hugo Awards – almost there
Friday 1 August was the last useful day to vote for the 2014 Hugo Awards and now, finally done with them, I must admit I…
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SF Classics – The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
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…
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Photogenic (Exo)planets
Keeping on the exoplanet series, after the general introduction and the presentation of the oldest one (so far) discovered, today I am going to address another…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – Equoid by Charles Stross
A visionary and ironic melange of comedy and SF, Equoid (2013) is a brilliant example of Charles Stross’ prose and a stand-alone novella in…
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SF Classics – Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune (1965) by Frank Herbert, is the world’s best-selling SF novel and possibly the most famous and popular ever. Paul Atreides, the planet Arrakis…
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Name the planet of your dreams
Ever fancied naming a star – or even better a planet? If you are a SF author, that’s easy thing. (And actually there are hundreds of…
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SF Classics – Neuromancer by William Gibson
Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, and the first in the cyberpunk genre. Also the first book to win the…
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Meeting Methuselah
Some weeks ago I talked about the incredible variety of exoplanets, which we have just began to discover. I have also mentioned what we normally find and we…
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SF Classics – The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) by Ursula K. Le Guin, is the first, famous example of feminist science fiction. Also well-known for the…
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Writing about space for other blogs
I have started since a couple of months or so to contribute to a great blog called Serious Wonder, one of the most innovative…
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SF Classics – The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester, originally published as a serial on a magazine in 1956, is considered by many The Count of…
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XXI CENTURY SCI-FI – Descent by Ken MacLeod
Descent (2014) is the latest novel of the Scottish writer Ken MacLeod. Set up in a near future, it follows a young man’s life…
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Utopia, dystopia and other monsters
“Where in fucktopia are you, Dexter?” Yells Debra Morgan, obviously searching in vain for her brother. Sure thing, Debra did not hint at anything…
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SF Classics -The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
The Reality Dysfunction (1996), by Peter F. Hamilton, it’s the first book in The Night’s Dawn Trilogy, one of the best known in…