Pulp science fiction does not try to be literature. Pulp's lurid and ridiculous plots usually involve buxom damsels rescued by…
Aliens have always been a great way for authors to explore new ideas or hold a mirror to humanity, reflecting…
Like all great advancements in technology, nanotechnology will eventually kill us all. We'll have vessel-repairing robots in our bloodstream, and…
No matter how weird science fiction gets (and it can get pretty weird), it still always feels like a pale…
"Science fiction western" sounds like an oxymoron, but space travelers and cowboys have plenty of similarities: they're often portrayed as…
If there's anything that people want more than love and money, it's long life. However, true immortality (or even super-long…
There's nothing quite like corrupting the innocent minds of kids, and science fiction is the best gateway storytelling out there.…
Biopunk is a flavor of science fiction that focuses on intended (and unintended) consequences of biotechnology. As a lapsed marine…
We like mystery because life is mysterious, and story-telling exists to help us figure out how to live. Mysteries help…
If any genre of science fiction is actually right about the future, it's probably cyberpunk: rule by corporations, "high tech…