Corsair Is a Rip-Roaring, Spacefaring, Character-Rich Pirate Adventure
The only thing better than being a pirate is being a pirate in space. Or, perhaps, being an author that…
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Dune at 50: Pop Culture Is Hooked on Spice
Last month we took a look at Dune’s attempts to leap out of the world of literature. This month, we’re…
The Affinities Explores the Dark Side of Social Networking
Robert Charles Wilson is at it again. The award-winning author of The Chronoliths and Spin turns his gaze toward the darker side of…
6 Books for Wannabe Mars Colonists
So, you wanna live on Mars? Earth’s blue skies and swaying seas are nice and all, but humans have the…
Throwback Thursday: The Tartar Steppe and the Birth of Magical Realism
Dino Buzzati knew how to tell a stirring story, and to do it in a way no one had ever…
Dune at 50: Great Prequels and Sequels That Expand Dune’s Universe
Frank Herbert’s Dune casts a long shadow over the genre, one no author has had a more difficult time emerging from than…
The Most Human: 6 Star Trek Books to Remember Spock
Leonard Nimoy had a long, full career as an actor, director, poet, and photographer. Yet out of a lifetime of…
6 Surprisingly Good Books Based on Video Games
The book world and the video game world don’t always mix (for one thing, it is supremely difficult to partake of…
7 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Sequels to Catch Up with This Winter
Two months into 2015, and already our hopes dashed: The authors of the two biggest fantasy series running, George R.R.…
6 Star Trek Tie-In Novels Worth the Voyage
With over 700 episodes, a dozen movies, and countless comics, you’d think I would get tired of Star Trek at some…
Dune at 50: Common Misconceptions About Frank Herbert’s Classic
Editor’s note: Frank Herbert’s Dune, space opera’s answer to The Lord of the Rings and possibly the most influential work…
5 Reasons Discworld Is the Wildest Place Ever
For a good time, call Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. The books have been the pinnacle of creative fantasy since The…
7 Books in Which Giant Monsters Reign Supreme
Although you probably couldn’t tell by looking at a film release calendar, Godzilla hasn’t made a movie appearance in over…
5 Authors Who Only Wrote One Novel
It’s easy to write something bad and then never look at it again. Thousands of people did it just last month—it’s…
5 Sinister Fictional Languages Best Kept That Way
Need an extra shot of realism in your carefully constructed world? Time to invent a language! Authors have been creating…