Riding the New Wave Britain, 1960, mainstream novelist, poet, critic Kingsley Amis published New Maps of Hell, a literary history and examination of science fiction. In America Frank Herbert’s Dune (1965), presented a dense, political novel with religious and social themes. 1965 acclaimed French director Jean-Luc Godard’s film Alphaville examined society with a dystopian and…
Tag: SciFi
The Summer of Stela
All New Stories For You As summer approaches (or winter depending on where you are) we have some all new stories coming your way. Superheroes, time travel, a newly illustrated classic, biography, all ages, something for everyone. All on the Stela app. HAVEN May 16, 2019 Superheroes are a thing of the past. The few…
Brave New Stories: History of Science Fiction – Part 3
Here in part three we move forward to the first half of the Twentieth century. Spicy Weird Thrilling Tales: The Coming of the Pulps From the very late Victorian era to the start of WWII speculative fiction thrived in the pulp magazines. With hyperbolic titles, lurid covers, and inexpensive price, the pulps were extremely popular….
Brave New Stories: History of Science Fiction – Part 2
We continue our look at the history of science fiction. Check out our selection of scifi titles at Stela. Unbinding Prometheus and the Birth of Modern Scifi The publication of a short novel in 1818 changed the future of science fiction: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. While often associated with gothic fiction Frankenstein features a mad scientist…
Delving into the Backstock – Part 6
Here is our final post detailing our library of missed gems at Stela. Be sure to check out our earlier backstock posts. Unnatural Selection In the near future zoos have replaced actual animals with mechanical replicas. Everything works out very well until a glitch; a very dangerous glitch, hits the zoo. Codename: Ursa Minor During…