dramatist and writer, whose 1771 novel L'An 2440 is an example of proto-science fiction. He was born in Paris to a humble family: his father was a skilled ...
A new kind of disaster fiction is serving as scenario planning for real global crises. Call it the apocalyptic systems thriller. What if the star of “The Matrix” worked with a sci-fi novelist ...
There is a long tradition in science fiction of aliens and assorted creatures as metaphorical expressions — among the boldest examples is the monster from the Id in “Forbidden Planet,” from ...
A few years later, Games Workshop launched a science fiction version of the game, Warhammer 40k, where many of the fantasy races were re-imagined for a futuristic science fiction setting.
A science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battle with an extraterrestrial life-form, commonly referred to as "the Alien". Produced by ...
“This sleek ride of a novel further cements Phillips’s position as one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction,” said The New York Times. This is described as a “genre-bending ...
As we do most every month here at Winter Is Coming, we've rounded up a bunch of the hottest fantasy and science fiction books hitting shelves this month (or ebook stores, it's a brave new world).
Writer and director Vicky Jenson tells us about her love of fairy tales and working with legendary composer Alan Menken on her new animated adventure Spellbound. Emily Watson and Olivia Williams tell ...