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![Optimistic Scifi Story Stars Videogamer with Martian Dreams [Afternoon Reading]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/7/6/0/b/d/5/8/7/d/0/df8ca2ce04da7ff649bed6.jpeg) |
Optimistic Scifi Story Stars Videogamer with Martian Dreams [Afternoon Reading]io9 - Dec 2, 2008 Earlier this year, science fiction writer Jason Stoddard wrote a manifesto calling for “positive” science fiction that's optimistic about the future and features protagonists who can effect real change. The manifesto … Also tagged: mars, optimistic, afternoon reading, jason stoddard, optimistic scifi |
![Short Fiction About the Future of Gawker Media Gets It Right [Weekend Reading]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/2/c/f/7/f/1/8/3/8/7/b06f571dfe98dbf6b6453a.jpeg) |
Short Fiction About the Future of Gawker Media Gets It Right [Weekend Reading]io9 - Nov 28, 2008 Paolo Bacigalupi's smart, worldly writing has made him the new darling of the literary scifi scene, and now you can read his latest story online - it's a very plausible tale about blogger newsrooms of the future … Also tagged: books, pyr, weekend reading, free online, paolo bacigalupi, fast forward 2 |
![Zombies and Unicorns Battle for Literary Supremacy [Zombies Vs. Unicorns]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/6/0/2/e/1/b/f/c/b/a/53141f1878a28c6d20ef2f.jpeg) |
Zombies and Unicorns Battle for Literary Supremacy [Zombies Vs. Unicorns]io9 - Nov 18, 2008 A small feud has been brewing between young adult writers who are lovers of zombie fiction and those who prefer unicorns. Zombie fans argue that unicorns are a boring relic of high fantasy, while unicorn advocates … Also tagged: books, zombies, unicorn, anthology, zombies vs unicorns |
![Women Who Pretended to Be Men to Publish Scifi Books [Triviagasm]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/9/4/5/8/0/b/2/8/a/2/b7e7b509650cdedd8b92c6.jpeg) |
Women Who Pretended to Be Men to Publish Scifi Books [Triviagasm]io9 - Nov 6, 2008 In 1980, science fiction writer and editor Ben Bova told a group of women writers, “Neither as writers nor as readers have you raised the level of science fiction a notch. Women have written a lot of books about … Also tagged: women, books, authors, feminism, triviagasm |
![Is Woody Allen Finally Going Back to Science Fiction? [Woody Allen]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/7/6/5/4/3/3/a/f/d/a/933da58fb4904aa4243d45.jpeg) |
Is Woody Allen Finally Going Back to Science Fiction? [Woody Allen]io9 - Nov 5, 2008 In the latest New Yorker, Woody Allen has a near-future tale of smart drugs that feels like it was written to be the beginning of a pharmaceutical comedy-drama. His first-person story is called "Think Hard, It'll Come … Also tagged: movies, woody allen, steal this pitch |
![Right-Wing Futurists Are Already Predicting the Liberal Dystopia [Political Science (fiction)]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/5/8/0/9/f/9/0/2/1/2/0382096785eaf50b81d169.gif) |
Right-Wing Futurists Are Already Predicting the Liberal Dystopia [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Nov 5, 2008 A little over a week before the election, an astonishing work of near-future science fiction started circulating on the internet. Called "Letter from Obama's America," it's an epistolary short story written by a person … Also tagged: barack obama, focus on the family, political science fiction, letter from obama s america |
![The Past Goes Back Further Than Life on Mars [Radio Gaga]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/d/7/c/7/b/c/0/3/4/7/14556cd0d41afcdc8e8d16.jpeg) |
The Past Goes Back Further Than Life on Mars [Radio Gaga]io9 - Oct 11, 2008 As a budding fan of old radio broadcasts, one of my favorite places to hide on the internet is Counter Clock, a blog highlighting the golden age of the medium. The site features the entire broadcast of Washington D.C … Also tagged: philip k dick, radio gaga, isaac asimov, x minus 1 |
io9 - Jul 18, 2008
If you're looking for some seriously mind-blowing hard science fiction online this afternoon, look no further than a new (free online) short story, "Engineers' Dreams," by science historian George Dyson. Brother of …
Also tagged: books, online, george dyson, free online, afternoon reading, engineers dreams
io9 - Jun 4, 2008
Need a quick dose of weird, brainy science fiction but don't have time to commit to an entire short story collection? Then consider a new kind of book, from Aqueduct Press, which you might call a short story single …
Also tagged: books, maureen mchugh, l timmel duchamp, plugged in
io9 - Jun 4, 2008
Yesterday we gave you a chance to read L. Ron Hubbard's 1970s novella, "Revolt in the Stars," which tells the most secret story at the heart of Scientology. We meet Xenu, the urbane dictator who murdalized a bunch of …
Also tagged: aliens, l ron hubbard, xenu