Robot Pulp History in 24 Covers
The first Pulp magazine to offer robot stories was not a purely Science Fiction mag but Weird Tales, which featured the first robotic brain, giant Read More
Tag: Hugo Gernsback
The Early Science Fiction of John Wyndham
John Wyndham is known to the world of Science Fiction as the writer of the very best of that English Disaster school started by H. Read More
Science Fiction Themes: What Has Changed?
One of the darlings of the Gernsback magazines was author, Clare Winger Harris (1891-1968). She may be the first official “fan-girl” of that era. (C. Read More
Edmond Hamilton’s “The Hidden World”
“The Hidden World” (Science Wonder Quarterly, Fall 1929) by Edmond Hamilton was one of seven stories he wrote for Hugo Gernsback before 1930. I sought Read More
Weird Tales & Robot Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback launched Amazing Stories in April 1926. This was a big deal for “scientifiction” as Hugo called it. An all-Science Fiction magazine! This would Read More
More Than Just Silver Underwear: The History of Space Opera
The term “Space Opera”, used to define a certain branch of Science Fiction, was coined by Wilson Tucker in 1941. It was not meant to Read More
Science Fiction as Social Commentary
Despite its far flung settings and futuristic subjects, the best SF still has ties to the here and now The very best science fiction, whether Read More
Loving the Alien
Our attitudes towards the alien tells us more about ourselves than almost any aspect of Science Fiction Human beings have always had a fear of, Read More
Ithaqua: The Wendigo and the Walker on the Winds
August Derleth has been praised or reviled as an editor and posthumous collaborator of H. P. Lovecraft but I think Mythos fans often forget he Read More
Guns Drawn: Space Westerns!
In recent years, Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have brought the Space Western back to the public eye. Though not a commercial success, Whedon’s tales Read More