This is a clip from a 1966 German science fiction show called Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol). It shows an emergency liftoff of the Orion 7 ship from an undersea base. This show looks like it must have been a real wonder to behold back in the 60s. Frankly, it still is. I love all equipment design and glowing lights in the effects.
The last few Star Trek movies have been uniformly awful. But this new one looks very promising. I think it was a great idea to go back and redo the original show’s characters as they venture forth on their first mission together. The main hitch would be if the movie misses the sly humor that made the original characters so interesting. But this looks like the first really fresh take on the old series in many years. Great trailer.
Amazing science fiction podcast site, StarShipSofa, is offering all the 2008 Nebula Award short story nominees for free download.
The world of sci-fi periodical publishing seems to be moving in the direction of excellent online podcasts. This is a prime example of the movement. I’ve enjoyed many short science-fiction podcasts over the past several years. This one is a real standout.
This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre. The story concerns soldier John Carter who is mysteriously transported to the red planet where he fights to protect his princess against impossible odds and many peculiar creatures. The book is very much a product of its time, with outdated ideas about the red planet and outdated social ideas. But if you can just go along for the adventurous ride, you are in for a sci-fi space opera swashbuckling treat.
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Here’s an excellent audio download of one of the old Tom Swift adventure books, Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X. The reading is by Roy Trumbull at the Story Spieler Podcast.
The Tom Swift adventure books are a series that began in 1910 and continue in some form today. This particular book was written in 1961. Tom is a young inventor who dreams up all sorts of high-tech devices and craft in order to win the day.
Apparently, computer developer Steve Wozniak grew up reading the books and credits them with inspiring free and open creative thinking.
Artist Dave Gibbons did a video workshop revealing how he paints the Watchmen character Rorschach using digital tools. The video was produced for ImagineFX magazine which is dedicated to fantasy, sci-fi, comic and manga artists.
