By Bill Higgins: Karel Capek’s play R.U.R. — which gave the English language the word “robot”– was a hit in Prague in 1921, and came to the U.S. soon afterward, with a Broadway production in 1922. Among the New York … Continue reading
(1) A postcard from the Baen beachhead at Dragon Con. This #dragoncon photo goes out to my fiends at File770: pic.twitter.com/78ejOGHsRS — Ray Radlein (@Radlein) September 5, 2015 (2) The Stanley Hotel in Colorado inspired Stephen King’s novel The Shining, … Continue reading
The roots of SF and fantasy run deep in time to classic works. John Hertz invites you to discuss three of them at Chicon 7: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, R.U.R. by Karel Capek, and Pebble In The Sky by Isaac … Continue reading
A regular exploration of public domain genre works available through Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Librivox. By Colleen McMahon: Andrew Lang (1844-1912) showed up on the birthday list for March 31, reminding me that I wanted to write about him … Continue reading