6 Essential Philip K. Dick Novels
Had he lived an easier life, Philip K. Dick might have lived to see today—what would’ve been his 91st birthday.…
Philip K. Dick
So Say We All: 10 Frakking Good Books for Battlestar Galactica Fans
There are those who believe that life here [pregnant pause] began out there. Many of those same people understand that…
6 “Lost” Sci-Fi & Fantasy First Novels Published Posthumously
First novels—as in, the first manuscript a writer actually completes, not necessarily their first published work—are always fascinating. Often they are……
Of Love and Robots: 12 Stories of Truly Science Fictional Romance
The argument against Valentine’s Day is that it is an invented holiday designed to sell greeting cards, chocolate, and flowers.…
10 Books for Fans of Netflix’s Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Series Maniac
Maniac, the new love it or hate it Netflix series from writer Patrick Somerville and director Cary Joji Fukunaga, is…
7 Trippy Works of Metaphysical Science Fiction
Beyond the bread-and-butter science fiction (take your pick: milSF, space opera, alt history, what have you) lies the realm of…
5 Books Written by Authors in the Grip of Mental Illness
The joke that all writers are crazy for choosing a profession with so little glamour or guaranteed return on investment…
Revisiting Minority Report, Onscreen and On the Page
More than a decade ago, Steven Spielberg released Minority Report, what may be the best adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story ever…
Not-so-Elementary! These 6 Science Fiction Detectives Are on the Case
If you love both detectives and science fiction, there’s a chance you’re a really fun person. But what would it…
The Definitive Speculative Fiction Road Trip (U.S. Edition)
Summer is months away, our mornings and evenings are spent in darkness, the East Coast is buried under approximately twenty…
Five Books that Broke Genre Barriers
There are a lot of different ways to measure the success of a novel. Sales, certainly. Lasting cultural impact counts.…
6 Time Travel Loops, Predestination Style
Today, the Ethan Hawke-starring time travel flick Predestination hits theaters. Like many time travel movies, it pays homage to the old-school Robert A. Heinlein…
5 Can’t-Miss Classics of Dystopian Fiction
For as long as we’ve had visions of utopia and perfect bliss, we’ve also envisioned the opposite. Mad scientists, thought police, totalitarian…
A Reading List for the New Season of Doctor Who
Overwhelmingly, fans of Doctor Who have strong opinions about Doctor Who. Do we love Peter Capaldi’s no-hugging grumpier Doctor, or…
10 Book Titles that Would Rock as Heavy Metal Songs
Coming up with the title to a work is hard (except for New York Post headline writers), which makes for…