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Science Fiction

Science Fiction

By: Damien Walter
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 Join writer and storyteller Damien Walter on an exploration of the world as seen through a science fiction lens.Damien Walter Art Literary History & Criticism Science Fiction
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  • 2026 : the year World War 3 begins

    2026 : the year World War 3 begins
    May 16 2026
    To my Gen-X compatriots, to the Boomers and Millenials, and to Gen-Z who will have to clean up this mess we all made… …can we agree that Star Trek is the future we would all like? A future in which poverty is eradicated, disease is a mere curiosity of the past, humanity has put asideContinue reading "2026 : the year World War 3 begins"
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    33 mins
  • You don’t understand science fiction

    You don’t understand science fiction
    Apr 26 2026
    There is a single narrative technique that connects almost every multi-billion dollar science fiction franchise ever made. It is the invisible engine powering the most successful stories of the last century. And yet, if you ask ten working Hollywood screenwriters what it is, nine of them will give you a blank stare—and the tenth willContinue reading "You don’t understand science fiction"
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    35 mins
  • The First Dystopia

    The First Dystopia
    Apr 14 2026
    We by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a novel written at the beginning of the future. It’s hard to remember today, after Logan’s Run, The Handmaid’s Tale and Hunger Games made “dystopia” an entertainment genre, but when Yevgeny Zamyatin was writing in the early 1920s, it was only beginning to dawn on humanity just how bad the future might be. OrContinue reading "The First Dystopia"
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    14 mins
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There are a lot if opinions about SciFi writing. People in general read the things that are comforting to read so that they can escape life for an hour or two. Good SciFi isn't really that... it requires thought, id say. This guy has made it his life's work, and he's pretty much one of the best out there at filling the common ground between reader and author. Definitely one to listen to whether you agree or not.

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