Eric James Stone casts his pearls before swine, today only.
Don’t miss today’s story from Daily SF, “Ten Speeds at the End of the World,” by Guinevere Robin Rowell. it combines “what if this were the world’s last night?” with a touch of proper sentiment. It’s not up yet on the site so look for it in the next couple of days.
John C. Wright hilariously essays to write about the supposed opposition between religion and science, and the nature of science fiction. His definition of science fiction is close to the true one, which is that science fiction is the imaginative fiction of the myths of modernity. (more…)
and the good society.
Altered Carbon is readable–even very readable–but not a book I’ll want to reread. (more…)
Even if he were to succeed in making his most audacious utopias a reality, man would continue to yearn for otherworldly destinies. (more…)
Toynbee, Spengler, and space opera. Savory.
Some thoughts on the divine purpose of imagination that should be of interest to Mormons. (more…)
Eric Stone’s new story shines bright. It’s a curious thing, but two of my favorite SF stories are based on verses from Job: Eric Stone’s, and Declare.
See also here.
Mormon SF readers will enjoy this First Things essay.
So Aslan smites his enemies hip and thigh? I’d read it. Except that’s pretty much already in the Christian Narnia.
Update:
More here: http://agentintellect.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-on-jewish-fantasy-literature.html
If the Mormon Review ever gets around to publishing my essay on The Great Divorce, you’ll find that Overstreet’s definition of what’s important about fantasy is what I was trying to get at. (more…)
This little story about a bug problem takes place a couple of miles from my home.