1阅读理解 Jack Vance is one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He has won two Hugo awards for two novels: The Dragon Masters and The Last Castle. These have long been associated with each other, not just because they have both won Hugo awards, but also because they sh...
Jack Vance is one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He has won two Hugo awards for two novels: The Dragon Masters and The Last Castle. These have long been associated with each other, not just because they have both won Hugo awards, but also because they share certain...
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Charles Robert Darwin, (; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. His proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors is now widely accepted, and con...
Like all the best science fiction, although based in science, it is actually about the human condition. It puts a critical lens on how people judge others and makes you question what it means to fit in and whether intelligence and knowledge are more important than happiness. Chri...
Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been given out for the best SF works (of various lengths) of the calendar year, as decided by the members of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). SFWA requires authors to meet certain publication criteria for admission, so the Nebulas are...
A keen social commentary reminiscent of John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids, Earthly Bodies skillfully balances science fiction against eco-horror. In Earthly Bodies, artificial intelligence isn’t the menace to the survival of humankind — nature is. ⭐ Discovery Book of the Week! Read the fu...
This link persisted even after the researchers factored in the possibility that more empathetic individuals might choose to read more novels.Recent research in cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience has demonstrated that deep reading of books is a distinctive exper 45、ience, very different from...
A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel, Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the ...
From Cory Doctorow to Nnedi Okorafor and from fancy space opera to elegantly written visions of a flooded future world, there is plenty of great science fiction published this month