By Paul Weimer: “The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve” – Peter Graham, 1957 (and requoted many times since) With the anniversary of File 770, I thought I would revisit that quote from Peter Graham, that the Golden Age … Continue reading
(1) DISCOVERY PREMIERE SET. SciFiNow.uk has the headline story: “Star Trek: Discovery air date confirmed, beaming down in September”. The show will launch on Monday 25 September. Which is actually not that far away when you think about it, we … Continue reading
(1) GENRE RECAPITULATES ONTOLOGY. Damien Walter divides the audience into “The 8 Tribes of Sci-Fi”. Calling sci-fi a genre in 2016 is about as accurate as calling the United States one nation. In principle it’s true, but in practice things … Continue reading
The 2014 Sidewise Award for Alternate History nominees were announced July 17. The award recognizes excellence in alternate historical fiction. The nominees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of Stephen Baxter, Evelyn Leeper, Jim Rittenhouse, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven … Continue reading
By Andrew Porter: I returned from nearly a week away from the computer to find the shocking and horrifying news of Alice Turner’s death. I was stunned by this totally unexpected news — I’d last spoken to Alice earlier — … Continue reading
The New York Review of SF Readings crew is taking advantage of the arrival in town of BEA and the Audie Awards by adding a special event on May 30 featuring the talents of Skyboat Media. Skyboat’s Stefan Rudnicki and … Continue reading
Introduction: Twenty-five years ago today Magicon began in Orlando, Florida. A great con, and I thought it would be fun to reprint the report I ran in File 770. Here is the first daily installment. The Worldcon was held in … Continue reading