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Tag: science fiction
The Artificial Intelligence Behind Bender
How could a foul-mouthed, aggressively immoral AI like Bender ever come to exist? It’s not as difficult as you might think.
Dawn: Archetype of a Villain
Imagine if Thanos or The Borg could be as persuasive as the Oankali.
A Closed and Common Orbit: Aeluons
This is the third of three installments on the themes present in “A Closed and Common Orbit” by Becky Chambers. Here we discuss the kaleidoscope-cheeked Aeluons and their radical take on family values.
A Closed and Common Orbit: Sidra
This is the second of three installments on the themes present in “A Closed and Common Orbit” by Becky Chambers. Here we discuss my favorite character thus far – Sidra the spaceship AI installed in a human body.
A Closed and Common Orbit: Jane
There’s so much to discuss in this book that I’ve split my comments over three blog entries. Here I’ll discuss Jane. Next week I’ll cover my favorite Chambers character thus far, Sidra, the android who identifies as an interstellar spacecraft. Finally I’ll close with the radical ideas that arise from an analysis of the Aandrisk and Aeluon approaches to childrearing.
Dune is the Thinking Person’s Star Wars
Let me tell you about a planet far, far away in a time so far in the future that Earth is a distant memory. It’s a desert planet where mighty spacefaring wizards ride fantastic beasts through the sand. Where despite high technology, battles are still fought with blades and shields. The feudal system has somehow stood the test of time, and a band of scrappy rebels must resist an all-powerful totalitarian emperor.
Is There Anywhere Left to Boldly Go?
When everyone is boldly going, is going even bold?
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
This book got to me.
Changing Strategy for Munk Fiction
This blog will shift away from installment-based web fiction to promotion for more conventional unified novels, starting with what will be my first novel ever published – The Cleaners.
Samuel Munk 