Sci Fi
My sci fi index.
The world of Science Fiction is very important to me.
What is sci-fi ??
Is it space opera ? or Marvel ? Must it be "Hard Sci-fi" to be any good?
No, no, No.
I think that the answer lies in the words: Science & Fiction.
Science is full of facts, reason & logic
Fiction is full of ... well fiction ... stories & myths.
The two words are like the opposite poles of a magnet.
They shouldn't be able to exist together.
Yet they can.
This clash is what makes Sci-fi so powerful.
Sci-fi unifies the two worlds into something new and powerful.
Synthesizers and Sci-Fi go hand in hand.
Electronic music is about Futurism.
Synths and drum machines represent a new future where science and technology
hold the promise of a better world.
From special effects, to movie soundtracks they feed off each other.
I owe programs such as "Dr Who" and movies like "Star Wars", “Forbidden Planet” and “The Day The Earth Stood Still” a great debt for introducing me to electronic sounds and music. Those early films and programs were enhanced by those synths and they in turn paved the way for commercial artists like David Bowie and Pink Floyd to expose the masses to electronic music.
I'll update this post over time. .. The link can be found in the index to the right.
+ Asimov - I, Robot - - novels & Magazines
+ The Hainish Cycle - Ursula K. Le Guin
+ The Expanse - James S. A. Corey
Larry Niven
+ Known Space - Part 1 & 2 - Reading order (Belters & Slower than light travel)
+ Hugo Awards Best Sci Fi novels of the 1950's
+ Hugo Awards Best sci fi novels of the 1960's
+ Hugo Awards Best Sci Fi novels of the 1970's
+ Hugo Awards Best Sci Fi Novels of the 1980's
+ Hugo Awards Best Sci Fi novels of the 1990's
+ Hugo awards Best sci fi novel of the 2000's (2000 - 2009)
+ Hugo Awards Best Sci Fi novels for the decade 2010-2019
+ Remembrance of Earth's Past - Cixin Liu (The 3 Body Problem)
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