Gollancz has published its first anthology of South Asian Science Fiction South Asia is a hotbed of brilliant science fiction writing, as well as writings in all the related genres capture by the Bengali word “kalpabigyan (encompassing literature that is “sci… Very cool!
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A History of Robotics: Yan Shi the Artificer
A History of Robotics: Yan Shi the Artificer 1023 BC The Lie Zi text is an ancient philosophical volume of stories which is believed by Chinese and Western scholars to have been … https://blog.salvius.org/2014/01/a-history-of-robotics-yan-shi-artificer.html
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us?
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us? Writers of speculative fiction routinely invent rules and regulations as part of their novels’ worlds. These laws tell us more about our own politics than you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/books/review/ben-winters.html
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Anthology of contemporary stories by emerging and seasoned writers of many racesThere’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races tell… My story ‘The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations’ in this new anthology of speculative fiction by people of color, edited by Nisi Shawl.
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done There is no single archetype of the female time traveler. She may be a young newlywed on her honeymoon, or a septuagenarian acting as a secret government weapon. She is black, or white, or from a f… https://www.tor.com/2019/02/20/female-time-travelers-methods-sci-fi-fantasy/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
How Rag & Bone turned science fiction into science reality at New York Fashion Week
How Rag & Bone turned science fiction into science reality at New York Fashion Week Fashion and science fiction have a long and storied history as designers dare to dream big, taking inspiration from Metropolis to The Matrix. Launching a new collection isn’t just about the garments; music and set design also imbue meaning. Fashion and sf…
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show The music of Pink Floyd has long enjoyed an association with the genre of Science Fiction. Oh, yeah!!! Great to see this brief blog piece.
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity A reader makes connections between Mars rover Oppy (R.I.P.) and how robots are represented in Western science fiction. Our love for robots… esp. the Mars rover, “Opportunity”
Jeff Mills: A science fiction story that’s constantly unfolding
Jeff Mills: A science fiction story that’s constantly unfolding Jeff Mills is more than a DJ, more than a producer, more than a musician The extraordinary Jeff Mills– a sf visionary.
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe So you’ve lived through an ecological disaster that’s drastically changed the world (or at least some corner of it): the water’s dried up, the bees have disappeared, temperatures … https://www.tor.com/2019/02/26/8-books-to-help-you-rebuild-after-an-ecological-catastrophe/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D