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more about #terrybisson Allen_Richards: A solid half of my Lansdale collection is from Subterranian. While I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE the cover art on pretty much every one, it's nice to ... more » craigdbpatton: Ramsey Campbell is "underrated"...? By who? He's won tons of awards, is considered a living legend by the horror and fantasy community, and is "Brit... more » Bootknife-Jackson: must buy shatner book! more » redspidey: Shatner. Shatner? Shatner! on SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!! I hope that's not meant to be him on the cover. The face looks really off. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Also Threat Quality Press. We have published ONE WHOLE BOOK! more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Eraserhead gets an automatic win because of the Shatner Quake. Dear sweet jeebus. more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I would call this a post that starts with a image that makes you wanna run away. But the hashtag was to long. more » Klebert L. Hall: Of course it's easier to write about a dystopia than a utopia. Dystopias are eminently believable, while trying to make a utopia seem like there's a ... more » Pope John Peeps II: The funny thing about the Thomas More's Utopia is that the whole thing isn't what people think it is. It's very subtly satirical in places, and someti... more » RolandCWagner: Needless to say that I agree with you. Even worlds just tending towards utopia are a heavy work, though imho easier to build/use than "real" utopias b... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: KSR has been getting a little preachy lately but I really like his stuff in general. he seems to be trying to right about how we got to the utopia in... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: This is one of the best things I've read in ages. He's right, and he said it well. +1, Kim. #kimstanleyrobinson more » strideo: Most science fiction I've read doesn't necessarily take place in a dystopia or a utopia but in some form of society that is pretty much somewhere in b... more » LittleDragon: Color me intrigued. I like my dystopian stories but am always looking for some one to prove that utopias can be as interesting. #kimstanleyrobinson more » Daveinva: While I count myself as a huge fan of the Mars Trilogy, the unfortunate truth is that every time KSR decided to write about his "utopia" in the novels... more » tonytown: this post actually made me go 'squeeee'. apparently, it won't be out until Dec 29th, though. i'm going to have to build an advent calender just for th... more » Lassus: Ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod... A new Robinson book that's actually out in space? WOOOOHOOOOOO YAY SPACESHIPS #kimstanleyrobinson more » Zyg: Yes, this is somewhat true. But what would you rather read? #kimstanleyrobinson more » Greasy Breakfast: This is so very true. Post-apocalypticism is very played out. Utopianism, as a contrast to our so very dystopic world, is the new trend in speculative... more » Aurangzeb: Wait, there's a new KSR book? One that harkens back to the Mars Trilogy and doesn't involve the environment? Count me in. more » -
#indygiants
Independent Publishers Who Are Reinventing The Future
Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorite indy presses.
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#quoteoftheday
Kim Stanley Robinson: Dystopian Fiction Is For Slackers
Gallileo's Dream author Kim Stanley Robinson explains why writing about utopias is much, much harder than writing about dystopias, but also much more worthwhile if we're planning on having descendants around to read our stories in the future. More » -
#triviagasm
10 Ways To Rescue The Climate, According To Science Fiction
Hot enough for ya? Our crazy fossil-fuel orgy is driving the planet's temperatures through the roof. Good thing science fiction books and movies have come up with 10 can't-fail solutions (well, maybe they'd work) for stopping global warming. More » -
#fermiparadox
Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?
Several of the most imaginative minds in science fiction (and science) gathered at this year's Readercon to discuss a fundamental question of our existence: Why does it seem like we're alone in the universe? Writers Jeff Hecht, Steven Popkes, Robert J. Sawyer, Ian Randal Strock, and Michael A. Burstein offered their recommendations for the best fictional explorations of this question, commonly known as the Fermi paradox. See their picks, and find out more about one of the greatest paradoxes in human existence. More »
