Scifi Picks

Science Fiction University Source: dailygrail.com Science Fiction University is a fun new feature over at io9 which goes through some sci-fi basics. … and could depend as much on one’s philosophical conclusions about the state of science and our knowledge of reality as anything. Similarly, Ray Bradbury separates sci-fi from fantasy by saying the former is the “art of the possible” whereas “ fantasy comes along and says, ‘We’re going to break all the laws of physics’. …

… will have its world premiere on Saturday, September 4th at Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy , gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe. … Quantum Quest is a sci-fi action film set in a scientifically accurate rendering of our solar system in 3-D stereoscopic. Visually, the film blends computer animation with billions of dollars of fantastic images captured during recent …

In addition to my love for romantic comedies, and basically anything that falls under the label of “chick flick” (which I talked about here), I rarely miss the opportunity to see a good science fiction or fantasy film, and I’m an avid …

So when my wife tells me a friend of hers doesn’t think I’m a true science fiction fan, it makes me scratch my head. Me? Not like Sci-Fi ? Is such a thing even possible? I don’t think so, but I’ll appeal to the court of my blog … Well, for starters, I like robots like Transformers and superheroes like the Justice League, though some might say super heroes might be more urban fantasy . (To which I say, I’m going with whatever the publisher of my first novel says as my …

Chris says: Strange Science Fantasy is as close as comics (and current science fiction prose, for that matter) get to telling a current story in actual sci-fi pulp style without irony. Every issue tells a single story, three wide panels …

Vogel Sci Fi And Horror Book Wards Winners AnnouncedThe winners of the 2010 Sir Julius Vogel awards were announced on Sunday, 29 August at Au Contraire, the 31st New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention held in Wellington. … This was an excellent location for a club in that it was in an established centrally located public building with a public source of science fiction and fantasy attached to it. When David retired a few years ago, the meeting place of the club …

I’m proud to announce I’ll be opening a new business soon: Sci Fi Trading Post, an online used bookstore selling science fiction and fantasy novels, and comics. The site’s currently under construction, thanks to ace web designer, …

because at the top were the words “Worldbuilding 101: A Sci-Fi Romance Primer.” If that weren’t enough, the cover also featured the title of another article, “Women At The Helm Of The Sci-Fi Fantasy Universe.” Double whoa! It was my lucky day. … She goes on to state that “…the most important thing for new and old readers of science fiction and fantasy novels to know today is that times—and female characters—have changed.” Very true, and praise Galileo. …

Expanded from a short story that first appeared in George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois’s anthology Warriors, this trilogy kickoff blends elements of military science fiction and dark fantasy . ….. Rock-hard sci-fi adventure. No-one here gets out alive. When his spaceship crashes on an unknown and forgotten planet, scientist Karl Altman discovers himself hunted by an ancient race. The descendants of a Viking race have reverted to a savage culture of sacrifice, …

I am not sure there is a sub genre of science fiction that relates directly to sword and sorcery, unless you consider soft scifi to be a sub genre. For me sword and sorcery always sums up fantasy that just uses fantasy as a setting to …