In each genre, there are conventions that readers expect to find. Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, General Fiction, non-fiction, and the rest each have norms that define them. This information helps readers decide whether he or she might be interested in a book, and helps the storytelling along. So, there is both a marketing … Read moreFive Awesome Science Fiction Tropes
Before there was Game of Thrones or Star Wars, there was Dune. War and the power struggles of those who wage it have been central plot devices for millennia. War is as primal as sex and love. Now, take a world with a cosmic power struggle and add man-eating sandworms, a hostile desert planet, and an addictive magical substance, and … Read moreDune: Then, Now, and Why it Holds Up
It’s September of the year 2007. The first iteration of the iPhone was released only a few months ago, and a handful of disagreeable Wallstreet guys stand to make a fortune against the collapse of the housing bubble that hasn’t yet happened. 2007 is also the year of First Contact with aliens. Axiom’s End is … Read moreBook Review- Axiom’s End
Here is a list I have compiled of science fiction books to read in 2021. I’m limiting candidates based on date of publication (I’ll go as far back as one year ago)*, and the content or premise must be speculative in nature. This includes typical features of science fiction such as: time travel, aliens, speculative … Read more9 Sci-Fi Books to Read in 2021