Author Archives: Claire L. Evans

Blog Redesign

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

Hello readers, and welcome to a very significant redesign of this nascent blog. For those of you who don’t collect science magazines from the mid-80s, the new Space Canon design is a serious homage to OMNI, a seminal publication that … Continue reading →

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JEM

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

JEM, a limerick: There once was a planet named Jem, Which seemed to accommodate men, With Earth torn asunder, By one nuclear blunder, Humankind thought to try it again. JEM, a haiku: Dim red sun overhead, Sad beasts of the … Continue reading →

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Nebula Award Stories Four

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

The first and most egregious mistake I made when I sat down to determine the guidelines of this project was to forget about short stories. By populating my reading list exclusively with novels, I flouted the genre’s most sacred form. … Continue reading →

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Stranger In A Strange Land

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

Stranger in a Strange Land is a classic of early 1960s American science fiction, and a game-changer for the genre’s sexual politics, so long relegated to a weird ghetto of three-breasted Martian babes and earnest blondes defiled by tentacled monsters. … Continue reading →

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Foundation Trilogy: Book One

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

Foundation is a trilogy of Isaac Asimov novels that was honored with a special Hugo award for “Best All-Time” series. It beat out some heavy hitters for the title, including Lord of the Rings. After reading the first book of … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Man

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

The Invisible Man is a fine modern tragedy. In it Griffin, a young optical physicist, in an ill-timed fit of desperation stemming from his hope for scientific recognition and his inability to cope with people, renders himself invisible. He does … Continue reading →

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The Einstein Intersection

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

The Einstein Intersection takes place on an indeterminately future Earth: humanity is long gone, replaced by a genetically troubled race of people, largely mutants and idiots, living within the ruins of human society, struggling to make sense of abandoned technologies … Continue reading →

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Ringworld

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

Larry Niven’s Ringworld is the first book of the project that I have not liked. In fact, I disliked it so much that it shook the very foundation of my belief in science fiction as the greatest of all genres. … Continue reading →

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The Internet Has Officially Blessed This Project

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

It’s been telling me via Google text ads.

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Imperial Earth: A Poem

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Claire L. Evans

Impetuously, a space-living Man, still young, Plots his first and last journey to Earth, for him, a Return to his long-forgotten birthplace. In the ship, he trains for All those forgotten rituals, including: Life with gravity. Everything he finds, including … Continue reading →

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