Finally, months after reading 2001: A Space Odyssey, I sat down and read 2010: Odyssey Two. I honestly didn't know what to expect going in. I had a vague idea of the plot, and I had already been introduced to the principal characters. Anyway, let's get into the review. Written in 1982 and winning the … Continue reading 2010: Odyssey Two Book Review
I didn't know much about author James Blish before picking up this book. One thing led to another, and A Case of Conscience ended up on my TBR. I decided to go ahead and read it, and I was definitely surprised. Let's get into the review. Originally published as a novella in 1958, winner of … Continue reading A Case of Conscience Book Review
I came into this review having already seen the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the film based on this book. So when I started reading Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers, I had high expectations. Let's get into the review. Written by Jack Finney and serialized in 1954, The Body Snatchers follows a doctor living … Continue reading The Body Snatchers Book Review
After reading Starship Troopers, I realized that I needed to read more Heinlein, and that inevitably led me to Red Planet. I think at this point I should just read as many Heinlein stories as possible. This marks another step in reading more of his work. Let's get into the review. Published in 1949, Red … Continue reading Red Planet Book Review
It's been a while since I read anything by Poul Anderson. I've read some of his short stories, and his novel Three Hearts and Three Lions is currently on my TBR. However, I recently finished his space fiction science fantasy, The High Crusade. I'm really excited to review it. The High Crusade was first serialized … Continue reading The High Crusade Book Review
If you've written a science fiction or fantasy story that turned out to be longer than you intended, don't worry! There's definitely a market for those. Well-respected speculative literary journals look for long short stories, or novelettes, and even novellas. I've created a list of several of them below. Of course, each journal has different … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Novelettes
I've read, so far, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and now his alien invasion story, The War of the Worlds. I actually just discussed this story in my previous post about science fiction "firsts." This book is the first science fiction story to include an alien invasion involving advanced … Continue reading The War of the Worlds Book Review
Science fiction has a long history filled with impressive firsts that you may or may not have heard of. Where did robots and supercomputers and alien invasions come from anyway? Today, I want to write an article discussing those firsts. Read below to discover how science fiction became what it is today. First Piece of … Continue reading 5 Greatest “Firsts” in Science Fiction Literature
H. P. Lovecraft's book At the Mountains of Madness might be one of the most important additions to early science fiction. Like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which effectively created sci-fi as a whole, At the Mountains of Madness introduced an entirely new kind of science fiction. I'm really excited to get into this review. H. P. … Continue reading At the Mountains of Madness Book Review
Technically, this book comes before the Golden Age of science fiction. However, I found myself reading it and checking it off my TBR, ignoring my goal of reading "sci-fi classics." In my opinion, The Girl in the Golden Atom deserves to be considered a classic in its own right, among other pre-Golden Age titles. Let's … Continue reading The Girl in the Golden Atom Book Review
