Exploring the Cosmos through a Science Fiction Perspective.
There are many benefits to writing short stories. Writers do it to practice and develop their storytelling style, allowing them to explore singular ideas, concepts and themes. The narratives are easy to control, the outcomes have less room for error, and you can get your story out quickly. Readers benefit for the same reasons. They're … Continue reading The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party
Geography Nothing builds intricate worlds like the attention to detail given to the story’s geography. What makes a setting compelling is the effort that goes into creating elaborate planets that are logical and familiar in terms of geology, history, climate and all that encompasses the geographical nature of the fictional world. The more variety and … Continue reading Panology of Science Fiction: G
I Am Legend. Richard Matheson’s classic vampire novel towers over them all.
Finance For many readers, the field of economics might seem like dry, analytical territory, a realm of graphs, supply curves, and impenetrable jargon. And let’s be honest: most literary enthusiasts, and even a fair number of science fiction fans, probably tune out at the mention of GDPs or fiscal policy. Yet, when wielded thoughtfully, economics … Continue reading Panology of Science Fiction: F
One may readily be prepared to die. Any punter can act bravely when faced with imminent death. Even the foolish among warriors can be willing to die for the most hopeless of causes. Necroface knew this. He also knew that such fearlessness could potentially undermine a good, well-fought victory. So he decided to ramp proceedings … Continue reading INTERCEPT THE WET SPARROW
Aris Forcer sensed it in every cell in his human body. Another dimension. Another universe. Ever since their ordeal with the tesseract, having survived the gatekeeper, nothing had been the same. Not physics. Not biology. Not logic. Everything was upside down, inside out. But he felt alive, and as much as things were different, many aspects of … Continue reading Chthonic Punk
Engineering A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jamFrederik Pohl Photo by ThisIsEngineering on Pexels.com It was stories about the ‘mad scientist’ that kicked off genre literature, ever since Daedalus fabricated wings from feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus. Invention is the heart of … Continue reading Panology of Science Fiction: E
“A slave?” asked Aris. “Yes, a slave,” answered Owis, bemused why the Earthman’s facial features had suddenly shrivelled up. “Why in Gaia’s name did you do that?” asked the renegade cop from the human-infested Milky Way. Owis thought it obvious, but explained, “This is the slave capital of the Dark Galaxy.” “And?” “The Kocubani’s last words,” … Continue reading The Forever Slave
Now that this sad shit-show of a saga is over, the only thing we have left, is the thought, 'What if they did a decent sequel trilogy with a coherent story without the political rape that Disney inflicted upon this series?' How hard was it to produce something that remotely resembles a Star Wars story? … Continue reading Star Wars: A Lost Hope
At the edge of the galactic core, a supercluster of fourteen thousand stars, caught in an asymmetric elliptical orbit around a supermassive black hole, is home to hundreds of extinct civilisations. The pirates of the inner arm embark on an odyssey to raid as many artefacts as they can before the EXO Consortium locks down the entire Sector. What Silv and the crew of the Vitalis Express uncover on a far and remote ice planet, is a grave... mistake.