Tim Chant’s Sam Cane: Hard Setdown weighs in at just 99 pages. It’s a novella and the perfect sort of size for a rainy Sunday, a business flight or something to read in the hotel room after a Comic Con. As it’s short and snappy Sam Cane: Hard Setdown gets to the point. Sam is […]
Short film: The Shaman
A sci-fi masterpiece from Marco Kalantari. The Shaman have become the ultimate weapon in the 70-year long war as they’re able to cross over to the Netherworld and deal directly with the souls of machines. This short had a great 2015, seen in the Tribeca Film Festival, London Sci-Fi, DragonCon and many other locations – […]
The amazing art of Halil Ural
Halil Ural is an artist from Finland with a knack for bringing digital art to life. You can see his work on Deviant Art, on Facebook and, better still, you can buy it on InPrnt.
Karma to burn you: Era – Survival
I liked the look of Shades of Vengeance’s sci-fi RPG Era: The Consortium. The British publisher’s latest Kickstarter is also tempting me and is only a handful of backers away from funding. You can follow the progress on the official Kickstarter campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival [Back this Campaign] I like how they pitch this post-apocalyptic game […]
Short film: Jiminy
Geek Native doens’t post many non-English short films – only the best. That’s what we have here with this bleak near future sci-fi. “Jiminy” comes from the name Jiminy Cricket. In the movie the crickets are little controlling chips that take control of human bodies and apply their knowledge. Everyone has one; it’s the best […]
The staggering art of Joseph McLamb
Joseph McLamb has worked on titles like Hogfather (TV movie), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Avatar, Centurion, Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia and Sherlock Holmes 2. He’s now the lead concept artist at the award winning Framestore. He shares some of his work in a gallery on his site Robot Arm and […]
Short film: The Looking Planet
https://vimeo.com/148316055 How did the Earth really end up with the moon? In this short sci-fi animation a race of powerful spacetime engineers are building the universe and the younger ones are fed up of getting the boring jobs while the older ones worry about the quality of the work. The Looking Planet looks gorgeous with […]
The amazing fan art of Patrick Brown
He was drawing aged 5 and took it from a hobby to a profession. Australian Patrick Brown’s Deviant Art page says “Fan art is my thing”. Goodness, is he right! His illustrations are impressive. Patrick notes how he takes inspiration from many things and by being a fan he has a reason to draw, improve […]
Escape into fantasy with Arash Radkia
Arash Radkia ia freelance concept artist. He shares his art on Facebook as well as the occasional update to his ArtStation page. Well worth checking out.
Has sci-fi become more mainstream? Non-geeks think so!
Has sci-fi become more mainstream in the last five years? You might scan the cinema or TV listings and wonder whether more of the shows have a science-fiction leaning while enjoying the limelight of popular slots on popular channels. You might think about shelf-space in your local library or bookstore and you might even wonder […]
