Science Fiction

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  • Creature of the night

    If you like Harry Potter and love Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then we've got a writer for you.
    By Polly Shulman November 19, 1999

  • "All Tomorrow's Parties" by William Gibson

    In his newest novel, the cyberspace visionary stays one step ahead of the future.
    By Frank Houston October 29, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Camille Paglia rages about religion; uncovering the history of "St. James Infirmary"; what's so unique about masturbatory time travel?
    Letters to the Editor October 13, 1999

  • A Trotskyist libertarian cyberpunk?

    Ken MacLeod, science fiction's freshest new writer, achieves the highly improbable with wit and style.
    By Andrew Leonard July 27, 1999

  • "An engine of anarchy"

    Ken MacLeod talks about his rebellious youth, his political paradoxes and the visionary power of cyberpunk.
    By Andrew Leonard July 27, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Readers tell British expat Toby Young: Go home; Rudy Rucker defends his novel (and his spirituality).
    Letters to the Editor July 12, 1999

  • "Seek!": Rudy Rucker yearns for gnarliness

    All that exists in that edge between order and disorder is gnarly and delightful, in the latest essays from the sci-fi writer.
    By Etelka Lehoczky June 30, 1999

  • Finding God among the aliens

    Cyberpunk author Rudy Rucker explores the mysticism of the cosmos, while dreaming of "mindfaxing" and pet dinosaurs.
    By Mark Dery June 30, 1999

  • "Star Wars" Central

    Salon stories inspired by the world's most popular science-fiction fairy tale.
    By Salon Staff June 22, 1999

  • "Star Wars" despots vs. "Star Trek" populists

    Why is George Lucas peddling an elitist, anti-democratic agenda under the guise of escapist fun?
    By David Brin June 15, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Open season on Ricky's sexuality; why doesn't Horowitz fault the Wall Street Journal's slant?
    Letters to the Editor June 1, 1999

  • "The 13th Floor"

    Between the 12th floor and the 14th floor, boredom awaits!
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 28, 1999

  • In defense of science fiction

    Readers looking for inventive literature need to look beyond the lurid book covers.
    By John Clute May 25, 1999

  • Deep code

    Neal Stephenson talks about the history of secrecy, the role of equations in art and the glory of open-source software.
    By Andrew Leonard May 19, 1999

  • Event Horizon's Web gamble

    Can a publisher of blue-chip science fiction for smart readers make it online?
    By Patrizia Dilucchio December 7, 1998

  • The god of the information age is a trickster

    The god of the information age is a trickster By R.U. Sirius An interview with 'TechGnosis' author Erik Davis about technology's habit of hoodwinking us.
    By R.U. Sirius October 30, 1998

  • The ghosts in our machines

    Erik Davis' new book 'TechGnosis' traces the secret mysticism that motivates our love-affair with technology.
    By Andrew Brown October 6, 1998

  • Of math prodigies and canine cosmonauts

    'Habitus' mixes a dab of literary theory with a dose of the fantastic.
    By David Hudson October 1, 1998

  • Is cyberpunk still breathing?

    Two new science-fiction novels take a stab at an increasingly moribund genre.
    By Andrew Leonard September 14, 1998

  • "Gattaca"

    The genetically engineered future depicted in "Gattaca" makes for a chilly, neurotic night at the movies.
    By Scott Rosenberg October 24, 1997

  • Volcano

    A review of the movie "Volcano," directed by Mick Jackson and starrying Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche. Reviewed by Gary Kamiya.
    By Gary Kamiya May 25, 1997

  • "Planet Star Trek": Part 2

    Science fiction master Arthur C. Clarke agrees that if we can't cruise outer space ourselves, "Star Trek" is the next best thing to being there.
    By Jeff Greenwald February 13, 1997
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