Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• Foreword (Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy) • essay by Jeff VanderMeer
• Introduction (Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy) • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Literature • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Kepler's Proto-Science Fiction Manuscript Somnium and Its Legal Consequences • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• How Jules Verne's Worst Rejection Letter Shaped Science Fiction ...for 150 Years • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Jane Webb Loudon's The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century • essay by Christie Yant
• Early Feminist Utopias, From Gilman's Herland to Rokeya's Sultana's Dream • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The "Timeless Green Kingdoms" of George MacDonald • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Robert W. Chambers, Lesser-Known Father of Weird Fiction • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Inklings: A Friendship That Changed Fantastic Literature Forever • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Henry Dumas's Foundational Afrofuturism • essay by John Jennings
• The Author of the Narnia Books Worked on a Mega-Creepy Time Travel Story...Probably • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Weird World of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The New Wave and New-Metal Men: The Almost-Forgotten Brilliance of David R. Bunch • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Harlan Ellison's Legendary Lost Anthology • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Otherworldly Visions of Philip K. Dick • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Empress of the Sensual: Kathy Acker • essay by Nick Mamatas
• On Viriconium: Some Notes Toward an Introduction • (2016) • essay by Neil Gaiman (variant of On Viriconium: Some Notes Towards an Introduction 2005)
• The Salvage Yard: Real-Life Experiences Revisited in Science Fiction • essay by Darran Anderson
• The Dark Fairy Tales of Angela Carter • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Funny Fantasy's Myth Conceptions • essay by David Barr Kirtley
• It's a Man's, Man's, Man's Apocalypse • essay by Grady Hendrix
• Foreword to John Shirley's City Come a-Walkin' • essay by William Gibson (variant of Foreword (City Come A-Walkin') 1996)
• An Interview with John Shirley • interview of John Shirley • interview by Desirina Boskovich
• An Interview with Thomas Olde Heuvelt • interview of Thomas Olde Heuvelt • interview by Desirina Boskovich
• An Interview with Karen Joy Fowler • interview of Karen Joy Fowler • interview by Desirina Boskovich
• Film and Television • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Le Voyage dans la Lune, the First Science-Fiction Film Ever Made • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Metropolis: The Long Shadow of the Never Seen • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• THX 1138: A Decidedly Un-Lucas-Like Production • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Enduring Creations of Ralph McQuarrie • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Death Star's Architect: Concept Artist John Berkey • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica: The Legal Battle Over Space Opera's Look • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• "The Spice Must Flow": Iterations of Dune • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• "The Tourist": The Alien Sex Film Noir We Deserve • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Tourist VI: Alien Heads • essay by H. R. Giger
• The Unicorn-Like Creations of Moebius, Concept Artist • essay by Meg Elison
• How WarGames Changed American Military Policy • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Alien III(s) That Might Have Been • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Behold, the Science-Fiction Cosmic Horror of Phase IV! • essay by Paul Tremblay
• A Boy and His Goblin: E.T.'s Creepy Origin Story • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Overlooked Genius of Space Island One • essay by Charlie Jane Anders
• The (Very) Secret Adventures of Jules Verne • essay by Emily Asher-Perrin
• James Cameron's Explorations of the Watery Depths On-Screen and in Real LIfe • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Architecture • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Hugh Ferriss: Draftsman, Theorist, Gotham Visionary • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Dreams in the Desert: The Utopian Vision of Paolo Soleri • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Reality Ahead of Schedule: The Designs of Syd Mead • essay by Matthew Kressel
• Art and Design • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Weird Tales Regular, Pulp Illustrator Virgil Finlay • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Surrealist Stylings of Richard M. Powers • essay by Stephen Sonneveld
• The Dreamy Atmosphere of Painter Paul Lehr • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Space and Science-Fiction Artist David A. Hardy • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Psychedelic Master Bob Pepper • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• A New Realism: Contemporary Cover Artist Michael Whelan • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• On Fantasy Maps • essay by Lev Grossman
• Music • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Science-Fiction Storytelling in the 1960s and '70s, Set to Music • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Astro Black • essay by Nisi Shawl
• The Who's Lifelong Search for the "One Note" • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Sweet Bye and Bye and Speculative Fiction in Musical Theatre • essay by John Chu
• X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene, and Punk Rock Science Fiction • essay by Annalee Newitz
• Weezer's Songs from the Black Hole • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Speculative Music of the New Millennium • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Timeless Brilliance of Deltron 3030 • essay by Mark Oshiro
• The Science-Fiction Soundscapes of Porcupine Tree • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Metropolis Meets Afrofuturism: The Genius of Janelle Monáe • essay by LaShawn M. Wanak
• Fashion • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Plenty of Pockets: Fashion in Feminist Utopian SFF • essay by Penny A. Weiss and Brennin Weiswerda
• The Fashion Futurism of Elizabeth Hawes and Rudi Gernreich • essay by Ekaterina Sedia
• David Bowie's Queer Glam Futuristic Fashion • essay by Meg Elison
• Textile Arts Are Worldbuilding, Too • essay by Jeannette Ng
• Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen • essay by Genevieve Valentine
• Fandom and Pop Culture • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Surreal Potential of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Celebrity Robots of the Great Depression • essay by Selena Chambers
• The Historical and Literary Origins of Assassin's Creed • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Jack Kirby, the King of Comics • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Valérian, the Popular French Comic Series That Inspired a Generation • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Beyond D & D: Lesser Known Fantasy Role-Playing Games • essay by Frank Romero
• Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play: A Grim World of Perilous Adventure • essay by Holly Tanzer
• Warhammer Fantasy Role Play (cover) • essay by uncredited
• Kentaro Miura, Grandmaster of Grimdark • essay by Jesse Bullington
• The Ambitions of BioForge • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• The Massive Artificial Landscape of Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• Raëlism: The Space-Age Message of the Elohim • essay by Robert Levy
• CyberCity: Hackers, Virtual Reality, and the Games of War • essay by Desirina Boskovich
• On the Internet, No One Knows You Aren't a (Gay) Wizard: An Ode to Fan Fiction • essay by K. M. Szpara
• The Time of the Mellon Chronicles • essay by Sylas K. Barrett
• An Interview with Hugh Howey • interview of Hugh Howey • interview by Desirina Boskovich