If you're interested in academic discourse regarding interstellar travel, you should check out the I4S quarterly newsletter. It's free, and the digest is really worth checking out.
Their summary of the upcoming paper “Development of a Model Framework for Examining Language and Cultural Issues in Human Starfaring Civilizations” was really thought-provoking.
If this was a #scifi novel, you know what would happen next... we'd establish contact with an alien civilisation, who would either share some extraordinary #technology with us, or enslave us.
However, the real explanation for the landfall of this high-energy particle source may turn out to be more mundane?
Passengers (2016): The Avalon, art by production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas
“I thought, what would happen if we took the donut and connected it to a series of elongated, pod-like shapes, so that it almost looked like one of those electricity-generating wind turbines?" (Wired) #scifi#movie#spaceship#conceptart#passengers#avalon
Science fiction spaceships seen from a person's point of view. Want to see more ships? don't miss this comparison: https://youtu.be/tG8uC24Gbos≈ - Approximat...
Happy to say that The Battle of Victoria Crater Part I and Part II are now online! The novella takes place in the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth corporation, WTO. At the same time, life as a Martian teenager comes with some interesting challenges. This time, the light at the end of the tunnel comes with grim news – not only are the bad guys on their way, so are desperate refugees and a monstrous dust storm. Pete and Martin risk everything to rescue the plucky pioneers from certain doom. Martin learns in the grinding dust and darkness that victory is something you win, one step at a time.
Science fiction/ fantasy legend Terry Bisson is now written up in The New Yorker. Why, after Big Ink ignored him all these years? Because of his "This Month in History" series in Locus. Terry Bisson is a friend of mine, an editor of mine, and a mentor of mine. Avoiding any paywall, you can read the article here: https://archive.ph/k0RRI
It has been seven years since Gareth Edwards directed, for me, the best of the new generation of Star Wars films, Rogue One. Having made Godzilla before that, it’s nice to see him return with a more personal project, a big, bold, beautiful, if flawed sci-fi epic....
Took time to gather my thoughts after a sneak preview of ‘The Creator’ – this gorgeous, action-packed movie is SO much more than the reviews are saying. I’m still an anxiety-ridden mess so I don’t go out, but thanks to a friend I got to see ‘The Creator’ anyway.
Make no mistake – we’ve left the ‘hater therapy’ portion of sci-fi, where we try to make movies and stories for the haters to ‘bring them along.’ The Creator just goes all-out to tell an fun, interesting science fiction story and it doesn’t care whether /r/scifi likes it or not. THAT, my friends, is makes it great.
But wait, Jackson – you say – nothing about this movie is ORIGINAL. The script sounds like it was generated by an AI! Yes, yes – we’ll get to the complaints in a few moments. Let’s set the stage correctly. The Creator is the celebration of original scifi we needed – it feels like what great science fiction used to feel like – unshackled by public opinion, content to let you figure out what’s going on.
It reminded me in some ways of ‘La La Land’ when it came out. Before you ask ‘What on Earth are you talking about?’ Let me explain: A movie review of ‘La La Land’ calls it ‘a gorgeously photographed, unashamedly nostalgic, bittersweet marriage of the modern and the traditional’ which, if you think about it, is a perfect description of ‘The Creator.’ It, too, is a gorgeously photographed, unashamedly nostalgic, bittersweet marriage of the modern and the traditional science fiction.
Just as Casablanca works because it’s a collection of tropes told in a way that people can relate to on a human level, The Creator doesn’t attempt to be THE MOST ORIGINAL SCIFI IN THE WORLD. Rather, it’s trying to be the best science fiction story for the most people. It’s trying to bring people together. That’s why I loved it and that’s why I recommend it. It’s also why I think the sci-fi community is doing a massive disservice to itself if it doesn’t support this original, well-told science fiction story. But this isn’t ‘hater therapy’ time – it’s time to talk about The Creator. Here are some quick notes: https://inkican.com/the-creator-scifi-thats-so-much-more/
In the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth...
Right on - welcome to the 13th Floor! I'm listening through now - you chose perfect imagery to go along with the tale, and have an excellent storyteller's voice. I wanted to mention that we're more than open to self-promotion here, and wanted add the link to your site from the video:
In fact - you've got tons of fine tools and stories there - if you feel like posting up your site on its own thread, please feel free to do so - its great to have your work here!
Scifi is a Top 20 magazine on K.bin! I just saw the numbers today - we moved past /m/apple to take the 20th spot. I'm not going to change our designation until we see if /m/scifi remains in the Top 20 for a month. But this is great progress - thank you, everyone!
The novel 1984 kicked off a whole subgenre of dystopian novels that resembled it aesthetically -- but didn't share its politics. At @ouropinions we've made this patrons-only mini-episode FREE for all your nerd needs. And if you like it, consider becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/posts/88150345#scifi#OurOpinionsAreCorrect
The Expanse's James S.A. Corey Announces a New Sci-Fi Trilogy (gizmodo.com)
Scavengers Reign Gorgeously Animates a Natural Sci-Fi World (www.vulture.com)
Scavengers Reign animates the horror of a sci-fi habitat pushing back against humanity.
🛸 SPACECRAFT SIZES seen in first person view! 🚀 (youtu.be)
Science fiction spaceships seen from a person's point of view. Want to see more ships? don't miss this comparison: https://youtu.be/tG8uC24Gbos≈ - Approximat...
The Creator review - bold, beautiful, flawed sci-fi epic (theartsdesk.com)
It has been seven years since Gareth Edwards directed, for me, the best of the new generation of Star Wars films, Rogue One. Having made Godzilla before that, it’s nice to see him return with a more personal project, a big, bold, beautiful, if flawed sci-fi epic....
I was asked to post this here - 'The Battle of Victoria Crater - Part One - by Jackson Allen' is one of my scifi audiobooks - hope you enjoy it! :) (www.youtube.com)
In the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth...
Internet Archive: Miscellaneous Pulp Science Fiction! (A true gold mine 🪙 🪙 🪙) (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5415686...