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Neal Stephenson reading guide
US science fiction writer Neal Stephenson is perhaps best known for his outstanding novel Cryptonomicon, an epic science fiction tale that switches between Allied codebreakers working at Bletchley Park during…
Star Wars Rogue One trailer does not disappoint
Star Wars: Rogue One will be the second Star Wars film to be released since George Lucas sold the franchise rights to Disney for four billion, which after the reception of The Force Awakens,…
Science fiction writer J.G. Ballard dies, aged 78
J.G. Ballard, most famous for the novels Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness. According to the BBC, his agent Margaret Hanbury said…
Don’t forget the Tripods Trilogy by John Christopher
Looking through my bookshelves recently, I came across John Christopher’s Tripod novels. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed them. Like H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, Christopher’s Tripod novels…
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke dead at 90
Arthur C. Clarke, author of over 100 fiction and non-fiction books, has died at age 90. Regarded as one of science fiction’s leading lights, Clarke is perhaps best known for…