"'Staking everything on it,' the next voice took up the story, 'because nothing works except what we give our souls to, nothing's safe except what we put at risk.'" —Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Shobies' Story" in The Unreal and The Real. New York: Saga Press, 2012.
Tag: science fiction
The Churn from the TV version of “The Expanse” – Season One, Episode Seven
Amos: I'm not gonna lie to you. Either way this plays out, you're dead. And I'm the one that's going to bring you the good news. You're a loose end. Nothing personal. Spy: Just like that, huh? Amos: Like water's wet. Sky's up. Spy: Must be nice to have life all figured out like that. … Continue reading The Churn from the TV version of “The Expanse” – Season One, Episode Seven
The Secret History of Dune
"...part of Herbert’s genius lay in his willingness to reach for more idiosyncratic sources of inspiration. The Sabres of Paradise (1960) served as one of those sources, a half-forgotten masterpiece of narrative history recounting a mid-19th century Islamic holy war against Russian imperialism in the Caucasus... ...Why is Blanch’s influence on Dune worth recognizing? Celebrating … Continue reading The Secret History of Dune
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