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“There is no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. Only an idea. And ideas are bulletproof.” Spoken by V, in V for Vendetta, this is one of the most iconic phrases regarding the immortality of ideas and one that has been discussed …
Origin & Themes Science fiction is, among many other genres, one we all have opinions about. There are always some blurred edges between its subgenres. On the one hand, as a literature genre derived from science, a key element of science fiction …
“To retain puzzle pieces that don’t connect, dropped without context, is a skill that not all have.” This is the start of an incredible reflection on reading for world-building, as presented by author Ada Palmer on the foreword of …
“All my falsehoods were recoiling on me, and I, who remembered everything, could not be certain those memories were more than my own dreams.” Memory and truth are two powerful concepts implicitly discussed in two books that redefined the …
“It seemed that even in paradise, men would find reasons to squabble and fight.” This is an interesting take on utopian fiction, that poignantly highlights a common opinion—that utopias are quote-on-quote “unrealistic”. But …
When I wrote Herald and its gentlecat protogonist, Meowise, I always imagined him with a very specific voice… which, to no one’s suprise, is the voice I imagine my own cat has. That ended up biasing how I wrote the protagonist and how I …
