I’m a great lover of books. I spent much of my childhood with a room of the house dedicated to books (aka the “library room”). By the time I moved out after I college, I already owned hundreds of books and I continued to amass them over the years. Being a former occultist, I [...]
In a recent interview, Michael Swanwick was asked about the difference between fantasy and science fiction, having written both (and winning awards for each as well). He stated:
The essential difference, it seemed to me, was that science fiction occurs in a knowable universe. Human beings may or may not be smart enough to figure out [...]