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worldbuilding, evolve

Worldbuilding, But Not As You Know It

TDW: Science fiction and videogames go hand-in-hand. Worldbuilding is thus vital. Fantastic future worlds are the perfect places to run and gun and kill bug-eyed aliens. In fact the immense worldbuilding in videogames has spawned writing in the forms of novels, such as the Halo series. It’s truly the worldbuilding of videogames that is so strong and […]

Three Moments of an Explosion

What We’re Reading: Three Moments of an Explosion

TDW: Over the course of 2011/2012 I discovered, devoured and obsessed about China Miéville’s writing. The problem is that now I think I may have moved on and his latest collection of short stories, Three Moments of an Explosion, fell flat. Not totally flat, but lacking the raging fire of intensity I know and love. There are […]

5 Cool Things Mars Edition

5 Cool Things – September 2015

Every month we bring you five things that we think are cool. Because that’s how we roll. You may also have this opinion once you check them out. Are you aware of cool things yourself? Let us know below! 1. Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix Mark: A few months ago I was all super-heroed out. Marvel […]

Sea Hearts

What We’re Reading: Sea Hearts

‘The secrets gusted about the streets with the leaves and litter, thick enough in the air to choke me.’ This one sentence is a good indication of both the style and the substance of Margo Lanagan’s Sea hearts, published in the US and UK as The Brides of Rollrock Island. There’s something very claustrophobic about […]

5 Cool Things Mars Edition

5 Cool Things – August 2015

Every month we bring you five things that we think are cool. Because that’s how we roll/ You may also have this opinion once you check them out. Are you aware of cool things yourself? Let us know below!

Aurora

What We’re Reading: Aurora

TDW: Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest book is called Aurora. I have read it and enjoyed it, and recommend it all my fellow lovers of hard science fiction. Published by Orbit, the hardcover version is 480 pages long, its ISBN is 9780316098106 and its dimensions are 6.2 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches. It currently has 55 Amazon reviews for […]