Could you tell the difference between an alien visitation and being touched by an angel?
Not all alien visitations look like a giant saucer descending from the skies. Sometimes aliens just look like visitors of a different kind, as in this classic story by Pat Cadigan. The other day, we featured Cadigan’s essay about loving the Other — now here’s her story “Angel,” as featured in the new anthology Alien…
The Victorian Hugos: 1887
The Hugo Awards are given to the best science fiction or fantasy works of the previous year. Unfortunately, they’ve only been awarded since 1953. That’s where this column comes in — Jess Nevins will be awarding honorary Hugo Awards to the best novels of the Victorian era… and beyond. Before listing the novels and stories,…
Why Science Fiction Writers Love Meeting the Other
Why do so many of science fiction’s greatest stories have to do with meeting — and possibly falling in love with — strangers and strange beings? Author Pat Cadigan, whose story “Angel” is in the new anthology Alien Contact, muses about the allure of Meeting the Other. Do you find it awkward to meet new…
What would Bruce Wayne’s medical report look like?
Batman tends to rely on Alfred for patch-ups, but what if Bruce Wayne actually took the time to visit a real doctor? How on Earth would he explain away his dozens of daily injuries? In this magnificently impassive hospital report penned by physician Russell Saunders, a Gotham City General Hospital practitioner dryly lists the various…