Forum: Science Fiction

I recently finished reading Roadside Picnic by Arcady and Boris Strugatsky. A wonderful, mind-blowing novel, which had led me to a few other short...

The noted US author and critic Joanna Russ passed away on 29 April 2011. Author of, among others. The Female Man and The Adventures of Alyx,...

Anyone up to trying to help me remember the titles of 2 old (pre-1970) science fiction short stories that have been rattling around in my head? If...

I would be grateful if anyone could help me identify a book that I read but can't remember it's name, the author or the names of any of the...

I read a sf book a few years back, and I cannot recall the name or author. It was about a man that came up with ideas for new technology, and then...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post Hey there people I was starting some research on my Target audience/niche market for a book I wanted to...

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I am sure that everyone has seen the film clip floating around the internet of the alleged time traveler...

You all have probably discussed this before because it's been around a while, but it seems to me that steampunk is gaining 'steam.' I must admit I...

We're looking at new novels to get. I'm trying to geek out our selection a bit. I, Robot is one option, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet....

I saw Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth paperback omnibus at Borders for $20. I have read about Dying Earth but haven't read it myself. Worth...

Any Brackett fans out there? When I discovered she'd written the screenplays to some of my favorite movies, I figured I should pick up one of her...

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37835/read-first-few-pages-horrorsci-fi-novel-kinberra-down Hope you dig it. ESB

I am older than dirt so this could easily have been read by me in the 60.s or 70.s. Maybe earlier but probably not. Here is the "plot" such as it is....

Absolute Magnitude is a science fiction comic I write for DC Comics' online imprint, Zuda Comics. It updates every Friday, and is completely free to...

Say what you want about the people at Baen, their hearts are certainly in the right place and they put people before profit. If you're a disabled...

As there seems to be a fair bit of interest in Steampunk here on SFR at the moment I'd thought I'd take this oppotunity to post up some books that...

I read The Sorcerer's Shadow by David C. Smith quite awhile back and loved it. Are the Oron books as good as that one? And while I'm at it, are...

Someone just pointed this io9 article out to me because my book is listed here. ...

I'm tearing through Under The Dome right now and loving it. I don't know how many of you spec fic fans are cross over readers to mystery/suspense...

This 1979 book was the first of the Gaean trilogy, the others being 'Wizard' and 'Demon'. I have named the trilogy as among my top 20 favourite SFF...

I didn't like the Dune book and here are my reasons why. It should be noted that I'm rating this book without at all taking into account that it...

These books were first published in around 1950 although their content had previously appeared in magazines. They are set some seven thousand years...

Andre Norton was one of SFF's most prolific writers, publishing a huge number of books (I gave up trying to count the list on Wikipedia, but the...