Tag: Hard Science Fiction

by M. Bijman November 26, 2021

A winner of an alien – Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

Andy Weir’s latest Sci-Fi novel is on the subject of the end of the world: the sun is cooling downContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 22, 2020

Backstories Creative Process Discussion of writing style Realistic Fiction

Real World Meets Realism – Will the Real Robinson Crusoe Please Stand Up? (Part 1 of 3)

This month’s site header (below) is of a painting called The Tooth Extractor, by Dutch artist Theodoor Rombouts (1597–1637), in theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 2, 2019

Backstories Current events Discussion of writing style Media and Technology Review of anthology Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction Reviews of short stories

Science Fiction versus HARD Science Fiction – The real science behind the Twelve Tomorrows Anthology

John Scalzi’s Science Fiction (SF) novel Head On was taken a step closer to being real when, in December 2018,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 17, 2017

Current events Literary analysis Review of science fiction

Six rules for writing about AI set out at Worldcon 75

AI, Artificial Intelligence, is the one element that many SF writers like to work into their stories, particularly robot-human interactions.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 13, 2017

Backstories Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Literary analysis Review of science fiction

Readers set the critics right at Worldcon 75

On day 2 of Worldcon 75 in Helsinki, I finally got to have a word with one of the “insider”Continue Reading

by M. Bijman July 20, 2017

Constructed World Novel Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction

Mental-floss on a grand scale – Death’s End by Cixin Liu

It has been said that many authors seem to be unable to grasp or describe how big outer space is.Continue Reading

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