"We are only seeking Man. We have no need for other worlds. We need mirrors. We don’t know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can’t accept it for what it is." - Stanisław Lem
Before the cosmic curtain rises and the fireworks begin, it’s worth pausing for a moment to introduce our two protagonists — not...
Humanity has always imagined its own divergence, but "Schismatrix" turns that ancient anxiety into a full cosmology of futures.
In Bruce Sterling’s universe, the species does not simply evolve — it splinters, rupturing into incompatible philosophies of flesh and machine.
The Shapers and the Mechanists are not factions so much as destinies, two gravitational poles pulling Homo sapiens apart until the very idea of "human" becomes...
The French, ah, ces sacrés Français… they have a way of turning even a science‑fiction convention into a miniature opera, complete with drama, eccentricity,...
THE WAILING INDUSTRY™, THE GLOBAL EMPIRE OF SYNTHETIC SORROW:
HOW HUMANITY TURNED GRIEF INTO A TECH STARTUP AND CALLED IT INNOVATION
The dead have never been...
53rd FRENCH NATIONAL SF CONVENTION: 9-12 JULY 2026, ESNEUX, BELGIUM
GoHs: Jean-Claude Dunyach, Pierre Stolze, Dominique Warfa, Sara Doke, Katia Lanero Zamora, Eric Lysoe, Franck...
There are moments in literary history when satire writes itself—when the pomp of self‑appointed gatekeepers becomes so gloriously absurd that all one must do...
INSIDE THE WILD, RADIANT WORLD OF THE 2026 PRIX ACTUSF DE L’UCHRONIE (ACTUSF ALTERNATE HISTORY PRIZE, FRANCE)
There are prizes that reward imagination, and then...
"Kelvins are only awarded in Avilés. Kelvins only travel in the suitcases of their rightful owners. Kelvins are like Thor's hammer or Arthur's sword....
There are nights when literature ascends the mountaintop, communes with the muses, and returns bearing fire.
And then there are nights like June 6th 2026...
"Fantastic Literature and Its Time — Rhythms, Returns, and Ruptures in French and Francophone Fantastic Literature, 19th–21st Centuries" (La littérature fantastique et son temps...
The announcement of the 40th Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist didn’t arrive gently—it tore through the speculative fiction landscape like a pressure wave, the...
