Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and 'The Singularity,' dies at 79 ( www.theregister.com )
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Pantheon focuses on Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being: an “Uploaded...
What does everyone think about this attempt at a new franchise from Disney? I remember seeing it in the theater and I really enjoyed it! I had hoped we would see more in the ‘John Carter’ universe, but that was not to be. Poor marketing is often blamed, as is critics suggesting it was “derivative”.
I have never read the book for the Foundation trilogy or any of the books in the series. I’ve seen fans of the book be critical of this adaptation for not being faithful to Asimov’s original intent. I am unsure if I am better off having not read it yet and enjoying this TV series in ignorance or if I should have read the...
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Has anyone seen this metaphysical sci-fi flick?...
Happy 60th anniversary to Doctor Who!...
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I’m sure I’ll enjoy the heck out of it, but after Minus 1… Everything else just looks like fluff....
It follows a crew of a damaged deep space freighter who are stranded on a beautiful but dangerous planet....
OK, so first off, as the title says, there will be spoilers in here. So if you’re planning on reading it and haven’t yet already, please stop....
What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....
“Farscape features a diverse ensemble of characters who are initially escaping from corrupt authorities in the form of a militaristic organization called the Peacekeepers. The protagonists live inside a large bio-mechanical ship called Moya which is a living entity.”
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I recently read William Gibson’s Burning Chrome and at the moment i’m in the middle of the Mirrorshades Anthology. Would Love some suggestions for collections of short SF stories from one or multiple writers....
I’m looking for sci-fi books that are (partially or fully) about environmentalism, preserving nature or the consequences of not doing so.