Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago tags When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad |
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SciFinds is similar to Plime and the rest but their theme is science fiction all the time. Fans can help each other find the most interesting science fiction news and views. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds is in a prime position to look dispassionately at the present and project into the future, having spent 12 years as an astronomer with the European Space Agency (Esa). 0 comments edit related share plime.comBooks apparently blurring the science:fiction boundary as well as the present:future boundary. Has anybody out there read any of these? picked by rambler 3 years ago |
Religion is a huge part of science fiction - and it makes the genre better and more fascinating, as Battlestar Galactica proved. But there are seven mistakes SF should avoid in portraying the spiritual realm. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
With Vikings vs. aliens movie Outlander rocking our gauntlets in theaters, it's time to take stock of the long and glorious history of science fiction set in the Middle Ages. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
Classic Science Fiction is as much about plot as it is setting and vehicle concepts. From Batman to Blade Runner, production geniuses have created some of the most memorable modes of transportation for characters to drive (or hover, or fly) around in, literally moving the story along. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
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If you don't worship Star Trek, then you must worship the Force. But maybe you're a vampire adept, or a member of the Batman congregation? Fans' faith in their franchises gets as intense and bloody as zealots' faith in religion. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Gardner Dozois' presents the twenty-third volume of The Year's Best Science Fiction, an anthology containing 30 stories from 2005. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Mainstream literature is becoming increasingly speculative, and science is changing so fast that it's almost futile to make predictions - so has science fiction become obsolete? picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Escape Pod is a weekly podcast bringing you fun short science fiction and fantasy. You can listen at your computer, on any MP3 player, or subscribe to receive each episode. We pay our authors, but we’re always free to listen. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists have made extraordinary strides on how memories are stored and activated, and developed techniques that could someday be used to alter them. But authors like Stanislaw Lem and Bruce Sterling anticipated and in some ways outpaced their work, using fiction to explore how memory alteration might change our lives. picked by sharon22 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
offering more than 2,000,000 words of fiction as well as reviews, interviews and more. 0 comments edit related share plime.comIf you like to read, you need to see this site. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
There's plenty of recent controversy in the science fiction field, most of it having nothing to do with books themselves. So let's put the controversy limelight back where it belongs picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share arts |
Dust off those tricorders, go to warp now and enter the 1st Annual Genre Traveler Photo Contest! 0 comments edit related share plime.comimage courtesy of Worth1000 picked by suebe 3 years ago |
Philip José Farmer, noted science fiction author died today. He was 91 years old. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
The World Science Fiction Society has announced its final list for its Science Fiction Achievement Award, or what is more popular known as the Hugo, and some genre favorites are included in the final list. picked by suebe 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Is Robert Heinlein's "Freehold" the most controversial? Or consider "Brave New World", "The Fountainhead", "The Left Hand of Darkness", "Dhalgren", Heinlein’s own "Stranger in a Strange Land". What say you? picked by suebe 3 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The offical website of the Sci-fi musuem and HOF in Seattle. I've visited twice and the museum is just stunning picked by sholom22 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Sci-Fi Channel has become more of a joke than it was. With new additions to the network such as professional wrestling it isn't even close to what it could have been. The Crotchety Old Fan has created his own network with legal links to a variety of shows as well as news and a blog. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share entertainment |