by Alex P. Berg | Feb 3, 2015 | Literature, Science Fiction
As should be evident from my site overhaul, I have a new book out entitled The Tau Ceti Transmutation. It’s a science fiction/mystery hybrid that pays homage to some of the pulp novels of decades past, and it’s chock full of witty humor, zany situations,...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 8, 2014 | Fantasy, Literature, Science Fiction, Thoughts on Writing
Those of you who know me and have talked to me about writing have probably heard me talk about the Superstars Writing conference before. It’s a business oriented writing conference spearheaded by best-selling science fiction and fantasy author Kevin J. Anderson, and...
by Alex P. Berg | Nov 13, 2013 | Literature, Science Fiction
John Christopher’s Tripods is almost the definition of a forgotten gem: a work so influential that we see its effects pervasive throughout modern fiction and yet few realize where the influence originally came from. The Tripods trilogy, consisting of The White...
by Alex P. Berg | Oct 25, 2013 | Fantasy, Literature, Science Fiction
So I’m currently about halfway through Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun series, a “dying earth” style tetralogy which has been described as both science fiction and fantasy and has won awards in both categories. Whether or not the series is science fiction or...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 13, 2013 | Literature, Science Fiction
In my introductory post, I wrote a lot about not only what genres of music and literature I like, but about what sub-genres I like within those genres. As the total wealth of human knowledge becomes immeasurably vast, we as humans have felt the need to...
