More Than Just Silver Underwear: The History of Space Opera

January 27, 2018 GW Thomas 0

The term “Space Opera”, used to define a certain branch of Science Fiction, was coined by Wilson Tucker in 1941. It was not meant to be a compliment. The term “Soap Opera” has found its way into the larger public domain of common phrases, but it too came from this Read More

Ace Double Novels: Double your Pleasure, Double your fun!

May 2, 2017 mdjackson 0

  What’s better than one of something? Two of something, of course! Most science fiction readers of a certain age remember with a great deal of fondness the series of Ace Double Novels which were released from 1953 to 1973 and were a distinctive part of the science-fiction community throughout Read More