Book Reviews (Index)
keep on slipping into the future, but does it do so of its own free will? Do we impose our own will on time, an otherwise abstract concept? Join us as we explore temporal qualities, evolution, Creation, and a friendly game of billiards with this little story by Isaac Asimov.
The Library of
Babel (Discussion Article)
Life is a search for some kind of meaning we can attach to our existence; and
many great minds have tried to identify our place in the cosmos. In "The
Library of Babel," Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges likens the Universe
to a vast repository of book—the sum knowledge of time eternal. Can you
identify with his message?
The Luckiest
Man in Denv (Discussion Article)
Change is never easy, and some will resist it to the bitter end. As we continue
our series based on James Gunn's The Road to Science Fiction, C.M. Kornbluth
reveals a future time when two great American cities are engaged in a bitter
war, the cause of which no one remembers. Against this backdrop is also a tale
of betrayal as people climb the social ladder. Join us for a look. A rich tapestry
awaits.
The World
Science Fiction Convention of 2080 (Discussion Article)
Have you ever attended a Worldcon? What do you think one would be like 100 years
from now? Does science play an important role in SF, or does it tie the hands
of writers? British author Ian Watson explores these questions in his delightful
short story about the science fiction world of the future.
Why
I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers (Discussion Article)
One of the most fascinating ideas in modern physics is the Many Worlds theory—the
idea that there may be an infinite number of parallel universes that differ
only slightly from our own. One of the least fascinating locales in the world
may be the roadside diner. What happens when the two collide? Find out in Lawrence
Watt-Evans’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story.
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