“Jane woke, stretched, and decided to kill herself. If she hadn’t found a reason to live by the end of the day… — Adam Baker Copy Share Image
In my 20s, I became obsessed with the role-playing game 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' named after a classical Chinese novel, and… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
A lot of times, you think of things as being science fiction, but the creation of the ideas makes you want to… — Peggy Whitson Copy Share Image
“If you have people do some magic, impossible thing by stroking a talisman or praying to a tree, it's fantasy; if they… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
'Star Wars' is a grand soap opera, and 'Star Trek' is about technology, they tried to explain the reality of it, as… — Robert Kazinsky Copy Share Image
“By the time the Somnambulist had set her creaking bones to rest on their assigned landing pad, Holden had lost all patience… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
“She didn’t watch the dead, ancient bone-chess cities slide under, or the old canals filled with emptiness and dreams. Past dry rivers… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small press publications and various other journals, including… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive… Prediction is the business of prophets, clairvoyants, and futurologists. It is not the business… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“From the chapter titled "R3curs1on" (Typographical irregularities are for effect and require context.) “Godnet removes the uncertainty. I miss the Bro o… — Trevor Barton Copy Share Image
I define science fiction as fiction in which things happen that are not possible today - that depend, for instance, on advanced… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“The system is only as good as its leaders. When they fail—when the system fails—you better damn well hope I’m there to… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“Fleshers used to spin fantasies about aliens arriving to ‘conquer’ Earth, to steal their ‘precious’ physical resources, to wipe them out for… — Greg Egan Copy Share Image
“Science Fiction properly conceived, like all serious fiction, however funny, is a way of trying to describe what is going on, what… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Unfettered is an anthology filled with magic, wonderment, and hope. It is more than it's combined stories, though. It is the power… — Shawn Speakman Copy Share Image
The future is unwritten. there are best case scenarios. There are worst-case scenarios. both of them are great fun to write about… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
“It didn’t belong to anything and nothing belonged to it. It searched for eternities trying to find a host… a carrier… a… — E.C. Lemus Copy Share Image
“From the dark forest that bordered the soft ploughed fields, came a low cry that did not belong to any animal. It… — Peter James West Copy Share Image
I think readers nowadays are happy to have genres blurred. We're seeing that on screen too: The Pirates of the Caribbean mashes… — Colette Freedman Copy Share Image
“He wondered what his father had been thinking in those last final moments as he was slipping away, whether the heroism, the… — Barry Kirwan Copy Share Image
“I have zero respect for knowledge, that’s what computers are for. Imagination is the kicker because imagination can extrapolate, create and solve,… — Steve Merrick Copy Share Image
A lot of the things you see in science fiction revolve around black holes because black holes are strong enough to rip… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“Tragedy often gives birth to courage, it offers man a platform to change what will be." Eli Storm, Emanuel Stone And The… — Isaac Solomon Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced… — Brian Aldiss Copy Share Image
Like steampunk, silkpunk is a blend of science fiction and fantasy. But while steampunk takes its inspiration from the chrome-brass-glass technology aesthetic… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“Oh, "Tanstaafl." Means "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." And isn't,' I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Science fiction is a unique literature. Science fiction is the first literature that says, 'Tomorrow is going to be different than yesterday,… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
The traditional route to success in science fiction is by making a name for yourself in short fiction, so people who read… — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“He swallowed hard, annoyed at the sudden dryness in his throat. No reason to become all emotional about it now. He had… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
What science-fiction premises do is it gives you a "what-if" prism to look at the contemporary world with a wack on the… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
“As soon as he had departed she directed her attention to the others. “I need a shielded containment box, radiation gloves and… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
“Isn’t that what it means to be a scientist? To push the boundaries of the unknown? To bravely, actively explore the enormity… — Robyn Mundell Copy Share Image
'Lost,' at its core, is a science-fiction show. Live music helps lend an air of legitimacy to this otherwise crazy storyline. It… — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
I find fantasy easier to write. If I'm going to write science fiction, I spend a lot more time thinking up justifications.… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Science fiction and fantasy, though they seem to be about the future or fictional worlds, are always at their core really about… — John Joseph Adams Copy Share Image
As a fellow science fiction author, Heinlein largely raised me, and I resent it when some folks lazily dismiss Heinlein as a… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“One thing I have learnt is that you may do a lot of evil things, but if you are ever afforded a… — Max Nowaz Copy Share Image
“She was afraid of not being able to pull herself out of the dream world, never waking up, never knowing what really… — B. Barmanbek Copy Share Image
“Accurate prediction of the future, of its technologies and traumas, has always seemed to me to be the least interesting thing about… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
