Five classic sci-fi stories about tidally locked planets
Few phrases are as evocative as “tidal locking,” also known as 1:1 spin-orbit resonance. Simply put, this situation occurs when a celestial body takes […]
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Five Novels on Political Scandal and Fraud
Embarrassing secrets and the lengths to which those in power would go to conceal them are the seeds of the plots that […]
Five Books About Smart People Who Are Their Own Worst Enemies
As far as we can tell, we are the only technological civilization in this universe, at least the only one we know […]
Five Ways Science Fiction Writers Dodge The Problem Of Relativity
relativity! The evidence backs this up pretty well, but it’s pretty inconvenient for science fiction writers who want a short trip to […]
Power, Responsibility, and Revenge: Auxiliary Justice A Decade Later
Ten years ago, Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice won numerous awards and shot up the bestseller list, fueled by rave reviews. In her […]
count the casualties
Yoon Ha Lee’s short story “Counting Casualties” is a gripping tale that delves into the dark themes of war, sacrifice, and the […]
Five sci-fi stories set in an environmentally friendly future
It is easy to imagine a world transformed by human ingenuity, from a pre-civilized, verdant wilderness to a lifeless desert surrounded by […]
Read an excerpt from Descendent Machines
We are pleased to share with you an excerpt from The Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell, published April 11th by Titan […]
Five plot-friendly ways to isolate planets and colonize space
Having a variety of human-inhabited worlds is one of the plot-friendly aspects of many science fiction settings. Authors may find themselves confused about […]
Allow me to gently plead for more space horror
Sometimes, for no particular reason, I think about that chair. I’m talking about the chair in Ian M. Banks’ The Use of […]
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