Author Archives: Claire L. Evans

The Early Pohl

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Frederik Pohl is a lesser Grand Master. Lifelong nerd, proto-fanboy, editor of old-timey pulp rags, union president, he is one of those eminently readable, largely innocuous fiction writers who has slogged his way into the canon via sheer persistence. I … Continue reading →

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Margaret Atwood & Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Earlier this year, when I went to an event to meet NASA astronaut Jim Dutton at my local science museum, I was the only person in attendance over twelve. Last night, when I went to see Ursula K. Le Guin … Continue reading →

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Semiotext(e) SF

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

“What’s the most cyberpunk Photoshop filter?” “Oh, definitely Find Edges.” [Before I even begin, let me say this. BUY THIS BOOK BUY THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW! Honestly, if you’re not willing to drop $20 on a piece of pure, actual … Continue reading →

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The Greks Bring Gifts

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

I had planned, for this review, to fall asleep reading Murray Leinster‘s 1963 novella The Greks Bring Gifts and write about my dreams immediately the next morning. As it turns out, I’ve woken up fuzzy; not only do I not … Continue reading →

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The Moon Pool

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Allow me to test a loose theory. Imagine a speculative fiction graph with “Distance in Time” along one axis, and “Distance in Space” along the other. Classic science fiction, indisputable science fiction, the Platonic form, if you will, of science … Continue reading →

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Strange Relations

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

This book is about alien sex. Not imperialist, colonial sex, with human male astronauts dominating winsome green-skinned babes à la Captain Kirk. Nor is it bestial. This is real mutual discovery and understanding between sentient beings. It’s not something you … Continue reading →

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Science Poem Manifesto

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Earlier this year, I received a charming email from a pair of Helsinki-based artists and designers who work under the name of OK DO. OK DO is a socially-minded design think tank and online publication, and they wanted to know … Continue reading →

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Player Piano

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

One of the greatest tricks the great trickster Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. played on the world was convincing everyone he wasn’t a science fiction writer. Sure, lots of heads from our side claimed him as one of our own, but word … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Spock

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Introducing the One-Picture Review:

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Time Enough for Love

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Claire L. Evans

Lazarus Long — née Woodrow Wilson Smith — is a 2,000 year old man. Born in pre-WWI America, he lives to see the proliferation of space travel, the destruction of the nation-state, the colonization of the universe, and the gradual … Continue reading →

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