A man, wounded and bleeding, stumbles through the Sonoran desert, the sun beating down mercilessly from on high. He is alone, with nothing but rocks and cacti between him and the horizon. Stopping briefly to ponder the situation in which he finds himself, he casts his gaze up to the daylit moon, which becomes in […]
“We always write in order to remember the truth. When we invent, it is only in order to remember the truth more exactly.” (Luis Fernando Verissimo) I’ve often mistakenly attributed the above quote to Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, possibly because it’s written in a book (Borges and the Eternal Orangutans) which pays tribute to […]
Neptune’s Brood is the latest space opera from Charles Stross, but as Stross’s work to date includes Lovecraftian spy thrillers, scheming corporate time-travel and internet-based detective fiction it’s safe to assume there’s a crossover at work here, too. This time the competing strand is… banking and fraud. I know, I know, you’re filling up with […]
Published in 1985, Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game has been hailed as a modern classic of science-fiction writing, a reputation originally cemented by its winning both the Nebula and Hugo awards in 1985 and 1986 respectively. The book has never been out of print, and such is its reputation even beyond genre circles that […]
How many science-fiction stories are actually written by actual scientists? That is the question that came to my mind when I stumbled upon the Rome’s Revolution trilogy (comprising the books Rome’s Revolution, The Ark Lords, and Rome’s Evolution) by American author, Michael Brachman, who possesses a PhD in Sensory Science, alongside a qualification in Computer […]
Griff reviews a Neil Gaiman-edited collection of fantastical stories which fails to live up to its promise…. This review must be prefaced with a disclaimer: Unnatural Creatures is an anthology, the contents of which its authors have contributed for free in order to support the charity 826DC. Dedicated to encouraging the next generation of writers, […]