Nothing but the truth: the legacy of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. A new book about the novel examines its relevance in the age of fake news and Trump https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/19/legacy-george-orwell-nineteen-eighty-four
Category Archives: Novels
Skyfire
Skyfire May 2012. India is hit by a series of freak weather disturbances and startling epidemics that threaten to bring the country to its knees. At the same time, children are disappearing from the slums in the capital and nobody seems to care. Stumbling upon these strange and seemingly unrelated incide… Indian SF https://www.amazon.in/Skyfire-Aroon-Raman/dp/9382616616
Stellar sci-fi: India’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ killer cars and the Teixcalaanli empire
Stellar sci-fi: India’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ killer cars and the Teixcalaanli empire New sci-fi: John Marrs’ “The Passengers,” Ashok Banker’s “Upon a Burning Throne,” Arkady Martine’s “A Memory Called Empire,” Mark Lawrence’s “One Word Kill.” Marrs, _The Passengers_ is like a “choose your own adventure” or Black Mirror’s “Bandersnatch”– you the reader get to choose who dies in self-driving car accidents. Yikes. https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-sci-fi-new-releases-20190508-story.html
19 Best Dieselpunk Books – The Best Sci Fi Books
19 Best Dieselpunk Books – The Best Sci Fi Books Dieselpunk is science fiction that occurs between the two world wars, or takes place in a world where the 1940s never really ended. It’s often written deliberately pulpy and noirish, leaving character development in the dust of a wildly galloping plot. And fantasy elements are always welcome. For … https://best-sci-fi-books.com/19-best-dieselpunk-books/
Inside Science Fiction’s Compassionate Revolution
Inside Science Fiction’s Compassionate Revolution The field celebrates a diverse universe of rising stars and celebrates hope with a new subgenre. Hopepunk, and optimistic sf. https://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/science-fiction-revolution-hope-hugo-award-20190423
Steampunk I (Fetch Me My Fighting Trousers) – Words To That Effect Ep30
Steampunk I (Fetch Me My Fighting Trousers) – Words To That Effect Ep30 What are the origins of steampunk and why has it become so popular? What’s “chaphop” got to do with it all and who’s Professor Elemental?! https://wttepodcast.com/2019/04/09/steampunk-literature-music/
Gene Wolfe, ‘magnificent’ giant of science fiction, dies aged 87
Gene Wolfe, ‘magnificent’ giant of science fiction, dies aged 87 Hailed by authors from George RR Martin to Neil Gaiman, Wolfe was most known for his magnum opus The Book of the New Sun https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/16/gene-wolfe-science-fiction-author-dies-aged-87
Excerpt: Lent by Jo Walton
Excerpt: Lent by Jo Walton Young Girolamo’s life is a series of miracles. It’s a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It’s a miracle that he’s friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It’s a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of L… Something for fans of both sf AND the Italian Renaissance. Imagine that! Can’t wait to read this. https://www.torforgeblog.com/2019/03/18/excerpt-lent-by-jo-walton/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27na-torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-nl%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&e=%5B%27602b723b262983cd7090ed2b1df149a19067cff6d655f91b42ea0cb0272882fa%27%5D
The Hugo Awards Announce 2019 Finalists Including ‘The Good Place’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Sorry To Bother You’, ‘Avengers’, ‘Black Panther’ And More
The Hugo Awards Announce 2019 Finalists Including ‘The Good Place’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Sorry To Bother You’, ‘Avengers’, ‘Black Panther’ And More The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards have been announced. These awards, named after ‘Amazing Stories’ editor Hugo Gernsback, honor the best on science fiction and fantasy each year and cover everything from literature and graphic novels to television and film. The awards were first handed out … https://sciencefiction.com/2019/04/07/the-hugo-awards-announce-2019-finalists-including-the-good-place-doctor-who-sorry-to-bother-you-avengers-black-panther-and-more/
Irish Science Fiction – Myth, History, Future (Words To That Effect Ep3)
Irish Science Fiction – Myth, History, Future (Words To That Effect Ep3) What is Irish science fiction? Is it different from the science fiction of any other country? Why do the aliens always land in New York and never Dublin? https://wttepodcast.com/2017/07/20/words-to-that-effect-ep3-irish-science-fiction/