The following are Science Fiction and Society reviews of or articles about science fiction, science, or societal books and/or short stories. Reviews are listed first, followed by articles, followed by short stories.
Reviews
A Fire
Upon the Deep (Book Review)
If you're tired of the same ol' sci-fi rehash, here's a delight from Vernor
Vinge that turns the Milky Way into a place of wonders. Click on through and
find out if this heart-pounding action and thought-provoking commentary is what
you've been looking for.
Against
the Fall of Night (Book Review)
Arthur C. Clarke has been one of the most prolific and successful science fiction
writers of all time. But everyone has to start somewhere. What was his first
work like? Come on in and find out as we take a look at Against the Fall
of Night.
A Last
and First Book
This summer we asked readers to write an essay telling us what science fiction
story is their favorite and why. Here we present the winning piece, written
by Charles E. Stebbins, in which he discusses Olaf Stapeldon's Last and First
Men. We hope you enjoy this excellent essay.
Apollyon
(Left Behind #5) (Book Review)
It's time once again to pay a visit to the Left Behind series with
a look at the fifth volume, Apollyon: the Destroyer Is Unleashed. As
the story develops, so does our opinion of it. This time around we ask the question,
Is Left Behind honest in its presentation? See if you agree with our
assessment.
Beyond
Star Trek (Book Review)
Some amazing things happen in the science fiction we see in the theater and
on our TVs. But what is really possible and what isn't? Physicist Lawrence M.
Krauss sets out to shed light on the mysterious yet exciting world of physics
in this follow-up to his bestselling The Physics of Star Trek.
Beyond
the Fall of Night (Book Review)
Many years after the original, Arthur C. Clarke's Against the Fall of Night
was followed by a sequel. But this new installment wasn't written by Clarke,
