Category: Science Fiction
What the %&*# is Perry Rhodan?
If you are a fan of science fiction and if, as I do, you have a particular love for space opera, then you probably have come across the name Perry Rhodan. If you’re anything like me then you would have spent many hours scouring paperback aisles or racks looking for Read More
Retro Review: …4…3…2…1…Mission Stardust!
Though fans of the Perry Rhodan series will bend over backwards to even deny the film’s existence, Mission Stardust (or, as it was known in Italian: …4…3…2…1…Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels. The film is hopelessly of its time. From the psychedelic opening credits Read More
Lost in Space is Found — Again!
by D.K. Latta For a family lost somewhere in deep space, the Robinson family keep finding their way back to our screens! There have been three main iterations of the concept — the original 1960s TV series, a 1998 feature film, and now a re-booted 2018 series for Netflix (not Read More
Edmond Hamilton’s “The Hidden World”
“The Hidden World” (Science Wonder Quarterly, Fall 1929) by Edmond Hamilton was one of seven stories he wrote for Hugo Gernsback before 1930. I sought it out specifically to see how it compared to his earliest works at Weird Tales, which predate this Science Fiction epic. I was curious if Read More
Harlan Ellison dies at age 84
Whether you loved him or hated him, no one can deny that he was a giant of literature, SF, Fantasy or otherwise. Iconic and controversial, Ellison’s writing career crossed multiple genres, from horror to SF to speculative fiction, across a career studded with awards from the Nebulas to the Hugos and Read More
Debt’s Honor
The long awaited sequel to our best selling title DEBT’S PLEDGE has finally been released! Jefferson Odett returns in Jack Mackenzie’s DEBT’S HONOR, an action-packed military science fiction adventure that will have you hooked! PIRATES, ALIENS, BUREAUCRATS – WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Korax is a colony world beset by problems. Read More
Dark Worlds Issue #4 is here!
The fourth issue of DARK WORLDS QUARTERLY is here! It has been a very long and hard winter and we’ve been doing some much needed hibernating. We’re very much awake now for Spring of 2018, and we managed to give the old Quarterly a bit of a new look! Plus Read More
GW and Jack Shoot the Poop 2: Space Opera
GW: What’s your all-time favorite space opera novel? JM: You know, that’s a tough one. I love several space opera series, but the kinds that I like best are the ones that have the full package for me. That includes spaceships, galactic travel, aliens, robots, etc. I love current series Read More
More Than Just Silver Underwear: The History of Space Opera
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
GW and Jack Shoot the Poop: Writing Habits
GW: How did you ever decide to become a novelist? Certainly there are easier ways to express yourself. Finger painting. Interpretive dance? Jack: Well, as much as I love interpretive dance as a medium for expression (and, honestly you should se my “Dying Swan” It brings people to tears.), my Read More
Why Write Horror?
Why write horror? Why not the socially more accepted Science Fiction or Fantasy, in which the reader experiences wonder and the heights of imagination? Why not the even safer Mystery or Western? Literary forms so conventionalized you don’t have to worry about stepping on toes. Go to even greater lengths Read More