The Incredible Shrinking Pulps
The Pulp era played with many older ideas from Science Fiction’s earliest days. The concept of shrinking so small to pass into other worlds was Read More
Tag: Jonathan Swift
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library is a no-brainer after our two previous libraries.If you missed them, go Ghost Stories Fantasy. The Lost Race (or Lost World) Read More
The Monster Story
Origins Originally I was going to start this with “The Monster Story begins with Frankenstein” but with a little more thought I realized something. It Read More
The Sapphire Siren & Portal Fantasy
“The Sapphire Siren” was an unusual tale from an author with an equally odd name, Nyctzin Dyalhis. The story appeared in Weird Tales, February 1934 Read More
Giants of Science Fiction
Giants of Science Fiction can mean either the greats who wrote SF, or as in this case, the giants that appear in Science Fiction tales. Read More
Gulliver’s Covers
Gulliver’s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift is a classic that is rarely appreciated beyond its adventure roots. Swift’s satire pokes fun at politics, science, technology, Read More