If you’ve ever dreamed of traveling beyond the Solar System and exploring the Universe, you’re certainly not alone. Humanity hasn’t yet realized the technology for interstellar travel, as it’s often depicted in science fiction tales. However, we can still journey through the stars vicariously through the wonders of literature. LoseContinue Reading
Uncover The Secrets Of The Saga The Demon Princes is a galactic saga that Jack Vance wrote in five installments: The Star King (1960), The Killing Machine (1964), The Palace of Love (1965), The Face (1978), and The Book of Dreams (1979). The Star King follows the journey of KirthContinue Reading
First published in 1965, Dune has become one of the most influential Sci-Fi novels ever written, spawning multiple adaptations and a long-lasting franchise. Set in a distant future, where interstellar travel and feudalism dominate the universe, the story follows Paul Atreides, a young noble thrust into the political and ecologicalContinue Reading
Rewriting the Gods of Ilium Dan Simmons’s ‘Ilium ‘is a sprawling, genre-blending epic that reimagines Homer’s Iliad through a futuristic, science-fictional lens. Set across multiple timelines and locations—including a terraformed Mars and a post-human Earth—Ilium weaves three major narrative threads together. The first thread follows Thomas Hockenberry, a 20th-century HomericContinue Reading
The idea that UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) could be supernatural entities rather than advanced technology, whether terrestrial or extraterrestrial, is an alternative hypothesis.Continue Reading
Darker Than You Think is one of the best stories I ever read, if not the best. Although Jack Williamson wrote it in the 1930s, it’s fast-moving, incredibly well-written, and retains its supernatural horror charm. The first time I read it, I was a teenager. Since then, I enjoyed many other books and movies on werewolves, but Darker Than You Think is unique.Continue Reading
Introduction In a recent post, I discussed the Silurian Hypothesis, which suggests that human civilization is not the first one on Earth. Sci-fi authors have explored this concept in their works for at least a century. One of the first was Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the author of the Cthulhu Mythos.Continue Reading
Great Sci-Fi Novels 1: Asimov’s Foundation One of my favorite sci-fi novels is Isaac Asimov’s Foundation. I read it when I was fifteen. Foundation and Episode IV, the first installment of the Star Wars saga (1977), significantly influenced my decision to major in astronomy and pursue a PhD in theContinue Reading
