In this post I offer a quick review of Science Fiction: A Literary History, and dive into two interesting themes: techno-anxiety and reacting to the zeitgeist.

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May 10, 2021

Book 25: Methuselah’s Children

Book Reviews longevity, Methuselah's Children, persecution, Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction

Once again I find myself putting down a Heinlein novel.

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August 11, 2019

Book 24: The Minority Report

Book Reviews Espers, justice, mutants, Philip K. Dick, precrime, psychic, science fiction, The Demolished Man, timeline

My review of the short story The Minority Report, a must-read sci-fi classic.

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March 1, 2019

Book 22: I Am Legend

Book Reviews book reviews, character development, I Am Legend, isolation, Robert Matheson, science fiction, vampires, zombies

Book 22 on My List is a must-read. I Am Legend is the compelling tale of Robert Neville, the last man alive after a vampire/zombie apocalypse.

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February 15, 2019

Book 21: They’d Rather Be Right

Book Reviews belief, Bossy, data, evidence, Frank Riley, Golden Age, hysteria, Mark Clifton, mass psychology, prejudice, science fiction, They'd Rather Be Right, writing

My review of They’d Rather be Right, the second Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel.

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January 4, 2019

Neil Gaiman on Reading, Writing, and Science Fiction

Sci-Fi Writing books, Fahrenheit 451, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, reading, science fiction, speculative fiction, writing

Neil Gaiman’s beautiful words on books, stories, and speculative fiction are worth reading.

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December 14, 2018

The Future Folded Into the Present

Sci-Fi Theory Roger Luckhurst, sci-fi theory, science fiction, Science Fiction A Literary History

In Science Fiction: A Literary History, Roger Luckhurst discusses the rapid changes that helped kick off the genre we know today as science fiction. That cultural sentiment continues today.

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September 21, 2018

Silence the Living: An Interview With Brian Bandell

Author Interviews aliens, author interview, Brian Bandell, isolation, nanotechnology, science fiction, Silence the Living, writing

My interview with author Brian Bandell about his new book Silence the Living, his writing process, and more!

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