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...