“The fantastical worlds, the science fiction worlds offer a place where they can explore…” Light Bringer, the 6th installment in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series, will bring fans back to beloved worlds and characters as the space opera saga hurtles forward. Brown joins us to talk about what other works inspired these books, how this […]
The megacity: an urban sprawl so huge, so monolithic, that it eats up most of continent —or a planet. It’s a familiar concept in sci-fi, and has been at least since the days of Fritz Lang and his titular Metropolis. One reason the megacity remains so prevalent is simple: while it seems futuristic and exotic, the fact is, the […]
The Syfy channel is determined to live up to its name: Dan Simmons’ Hyperion is joining the production slate alongside other major adaptations like The Expanse and Childhood’s End. The “event series” is being developed by Bradley Cooper, Graham King, and Todd Phillips. The announcement is the culmination of years of effort by Cooper to bring a long-simmering dream project […]
The science fiction and fantasy genre is about strange new worlds and fantastical destinations—otherworldly places you want to visit—but for me it’s also always been about the great characters in those worlds, who I identified with, admired, and in some way could see myself being (or at least, see myself wishing I could be like […]