“A cover illustration may be illustrative in two different senses, whether it actually refers to a story or not. It … More
Month: May 2011
Earth Is Just One Planet
“…I can show you what I go to space opera for with a single image… “That’s the Alexanderschlacht (The Battle … More
Chrissie Lights
Mylah has the whole thing planned out. Go-Lo in Umina has a special on lights, like $19.99 for 500 lights on a string. All we’d need is a couple of strings and lights and we’d be a dead cert.
The Living Flesh and the Dead Flesh
Glenn Brown, Ornamental Despair (Painting for Ian Curtis) after Chris Foss , 1996 Chris Foss, The Stars Like Dust, 1986 … More
Ho – Silvers, Here – Rovers
“On my desk lies an old magazine. It was published in the 1920s and is a grand size (roughly eight … More
“A sound-wake freezing into a trail of hallucinatory pearls…”
“Dune had to be made. “But what kind of spaceships to use? Certainly not the degenerate and cold offspring of … More
Waspships with a laser sting
“Chris Foss shows us spaceships too big for planetary horizons to hold. The spectacle of his leviathans, glittering with lights … More
Adventure thru Inner Space
“It’s often been said that science fiction predicts the future. I’d argue that this isn’t generally the case. In fact, … More
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