DYSTOPIAN FICTION

The first trailer for the long anticipated return of film maker Ridley Scott to science fiction, “Prometheus,” is now out. The film is set in the same universe as the “Alien” franchise and shares with those films the dark, cinematic style.

'The Compound' is the debut novel for the famous children's book writer, S. A. Bodeen, an author relatively new to the world of lengthy, adolescent/adult fiction. The Compound's genre could be considered post-apocalyptic-speculative-dystopian fiction.

Creating characters is one of the most important skills of a writer and if you want to write in the Science Fiction Genre you'll want to focus on a few specific points.

A look at some of the best video games ever made that are set in a dystopian future.

A small list of several good dystopian novels.

An overview of the best five tabletop science fiction RPGs ever published.

Science fiction, as a genre, has long been used to explore our tendencies as a society to spoil our natural resources and manipulate those around us for our own greed.

Five of the best science fiction films ever, and you may not have even heard of some of them. If you haven't seen these yet, you should make the time to check them out.

How can one choose only five? The '80s were a great time for science fiction. Here are reviews of my top five favorites.

Twelve of the best and most influential dystopian novels out there.

List with descriptions of the ten most influential science fiction writers ever.

An overview of the greatest science fiction films ever made.

A detailed book review of Jennifer Government, a fantastic science fiction dystopian satire by Max Barry.

An analysis of seven of the greatest science fiction novels of the Twentieth Centuries, and a quick look at their similarity of themes

Some underrated contemporary Science Fictions authors seem to make it big over night, others seem to gain fame only later in life, or not at all.

My five favorite films from the sci-fi genre.

Examining the impact and influences of Fritz Lang's 1926 classic that would inspire an entire genre of film making.

This list of the top 5 sci-fi video games gives brief reviews of Fallout, Myst, Half-Life, Mass Effect, and BioShock.

College research paper on the novel Solution Three.

The government has found subtle ways to regulate morality, take away our individual rights by coercion and blackmail, and now it's working on regulating thought through H.R. 1955.

A beautifully written young adult novel set in a dystopia

Outside In by Maria V. Snyder is the sequel to Inside Out, and answers the often left unasked question, what then? What happens after the oppressors are out of power and the people have their freedom?

The hot trend used to be wizards and vampires; now the hot new trend among young adult literature is a post-apocalyptic world.

When most people hear the word 'classic' in relation to a piece of literature, they often associate it with a generally unpleasant reading experience. Slow pace, dry action, and overall boringness are common misconceptions about classics.