Setting Afire Fahrenheit 451
suvudu.com 5/6/2009 — I read some fantastic books that shaped my life when I was in middle school. The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley and Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson, among a few ...

Science Fiction: 1951
jameswharris.wordpress.com 2/15/2009 — We like to think we live in the present, interacting with the now, but how much of our conscious awareness is influenced by the past? Much of Christian thought can be tied to the year 1611, when the first edition of the King James Bible was ...

MIND MELD: What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction?
sfsignal.com 9/16/2009 — We always remember our first. (Yes, I'm talking about reading!) We asked this week's panelists: Q: What book introduced you to science fiction? Check below to see their responses. And tell us what book got you started! Mike Resnick Mike ...

Books about Writing Science Fiction
threetreesstudios.com 5/30/2009 — In addition to reading and watching science fiction and fantasy I like to create my own stories. This is something that i have been doing for years and truly enjoy. In those years I have read many books on the subject, but most writing books aren’t written with the science fiction author ...

Mars and Science Fiction
threetreesstudios.com 7/5/2009 — There is something about mars that catches the attention of science fiction writers. Perhaps it is because in so many ways it is like earth. Pictures from the surface of the planet almost feel like pictures of a desert on earth. Because of this nearly every genre of science fiction from short ...

"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
jameswharris.wordpress.com 3/6/2009 — When does science fiction work even when it’s broken?  “ The Veldt ” is the opening short story in Ray Bradbury’s classic collection The Illustrated Man , and it’s a highly effective story that doesn’t make ...

Ray Bradbury on Adaptation
tor.com 21 days ago — Welcome to another installment of Bradbury Thursdays! Today the SF master reflects on the collaborations in which he’s engaged to transfer his fiction to stage, screen and panel. The author strives to strike a balance between his vision of the ...

Science Fiction Books That Launched Their Own Genres [Genre Pioneers]
io9.com 6/27/2009 — Science fiction is all about discovery and invention, but only a few books have actually created whole new genres. Here are 10 books that pioneered a new type of science-fictional story. Do you have what it takes to join them? The genre:  ...

Science Fiction Classics on Audible.com
jameswharris.wordpress.com 3/12/2009 — I read hundreds of science fiction books during my teenage years growing up in the 1960s. Adolescence, rock music and science fiction came together in a perfect storm during that epic time. What’s even more far out is how much fun I’m ...

S is for Splendid, Superb, Super Stories (by Bradbury)
scifistandpoint.wordpress.com 3/11/2009 — You just gotta love Ray Bradbury. Even beyond and above his skill with the written word (which is considerable), there’s such a vibrancy that comes across in his work, an appreciation of the wonder and awe of the universe and the joys of living. The stories found in this 1966 collection, S ...

Blu-ray roundup: Children of Men, Anaconda, Final Fantasy VII — SCI FI Wire 6/9/2009
Our regular roundup of recent and upcoming sci-fi and genre Blu-ray releases begins with the 2006 adaptation of P.D. James' dystopian novel. Children of Men May 26 (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, $29.98). Alfonso Cuaron's futuristic ...

Tyrese Gibson updates us on Mayhem, his new superhero comic — SCI FI Wire 6/10/2009
Tyrese Gibson is an actor, singer and producer who can now add "comic-book creator" to his ever-expanding resume: The first issue of his debut comic, Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem , will be published in August by Image Comics. SCI FI Wire spoke to ...

Review: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children hits Blu-ray with 20 minutes of new footage — SCI FI Wire 6/11/2009
The Final Fantasy series of video games hit pop-culture critical mass in 1997 with Final Fantasy VII , an exceptionally engaging PlayStation RPG built around a series of lavishly detailed, highly theatrical CG cutscenes. Gamers loved the game's ...

Ray Park and Rachel Melvin join Heroes — Total Sci Fi Feed (All) 6/11/2009
Writers also tied into NBC contracts.

Review: Red Faction: Guerilla lets you blow up sci-fi stuff real good — SCI FI Wire 6/15/2009
This is not Ray Bradbury's Mars. If you're very broad minded, you might see a little Kim Stanley Robinson in Red Faction: Guerilla 's (THQ, $60.00) plot of an underdog struggle against a heartless corporation, but none of Robinson's rich gray ...