Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Sci-Fi Round-Up: November 5, 2014


"After watching Ghost in the Shell I was inspired to do a sci-fi city;
this is what I came up with."

Discussion: Why do people hate Sunshine? It was fantastic, legendary sci-fi.

Infographic: How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse.

Interview: Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, Doug Dandridge at Adventures in Scifi

Interview: BullSpec interviews Timothy Zahn, author of Soulminder.

Interview: The Huffington Post interviews William Gibson, author of The Peripheral.

Interview: Mother Jones interviews William Gibson, author of The Peripheral.

Interview: Rolling Stone profiles Stephen King: “But the books start to show it after a while. Misery is a book about cocaine. Annie Wilkes is cocaine. She was my number-one fan. [...] Yeah, it did. I mean, The Tommyknockers is an awful book. That was the last one I wrote before I cleaned up my act.”

9 Brilliant Pieces of Science Fiction You Can Read in the Time It Takes to Eat Lunch.

10 reasons why libraries should carry local speculative fiction

10 Things This Fan Was Surprised to Learn About Science Fiction.

12 Movies to See After You Watch The Terminator

20 Years Ago, Stargate Was (By Default) The New Star Wars, according to Forbes.

Almost every reference in The Cabin in the Woods explained. Youtube Channel GoodBadFlicks takes a look at the various influences on “The Cabin in the Woods”.

Can Young Adult fiction go too far? Experts discuss the YA fiction scene – the ‘John Green effect’, the ‘Katniss effect’ and unhappy endings

Do You Remember lists 15 Sci-Fi Movies That Predicted The Future.

Doctor Who: The internet reacts to Missy’s identity.

Fairy Tale No More: Doctor Who is a Science Fiction Show Again.

GainesvilleScene on Avenging Stereotypes in Sci-Fi Films.

George R.R. Martin and Tom Doherty Visit H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave.

io9 on 12 Games from Science Fiction and Fantasy.

John Wiswell asks Why Are Zombie Stories Always Disasters?

The MIT Science Fiction Society is Bringing Together Adventurous Readers.

Paul McAuley on Science Fiction That Isn’t Science Fiction.

Scientists research how to make a real-life Star Wars laser.

When Science Fiction Grew Up: How renegade sci-fi writers of the 1960s paved the way for today’s blending of literary and genre fiction.

Veronica Scott on Myth and Mystery with Science Fiction Romance.


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