WondLa: Probably Your Kid’s New Favorite Science Fiction Book Series
Middle grade science fiction has always been a somewhat underserved genre, compared to young adult SF. Luckily, Tony DiTerlizzi’s second WondLa book came out recently, to provide some great sci-fi adventures for the 8-12 year-olds in your life. The science fiction aimed at this age group tends to be in the comic vein (who didn’t…
An Exclusive First Look at Dean Koontz’s New Odd Thomas Novella
If you’ve been craving more of Dean Koontz’s spirit-talking, supernatural trouble-finder Odd Thomas, then you’re in for a treat. First, Koontz a three-part novella coming out in e-book form starting next week, Odd Interlude. And then a whole new novel, Odd Apocalypse, comes out in July. But why wait to start the fun? We’ve got…
Do we really need more optimistic science fiction?
Noted writer Neal Stephenson has argued that contemporary science fiction is too focused on nihilism and apocalyptic scenarios. The current crop of such works, such as The Walking Dead, are compared rather unfavorably to the hopeful view of the future that was supposed to be common theme in the mid twentieth century. One obvious question…