by G.L. Breedon | Dec 16, 2015 | Art, Realms of Shadow and Grace, The Dragon Star
One of the things you get with fantasy novels that you rarely find in sci-fi novels are maps. I’m not sure why this is so, but it is. Most fantasy novels, particularly those that sport the adjective ‘epic’ in their descriptions, include a map at the front of the book....
by G.L. Breedon | Apr 18, 2013 | Art, Future, Ideas, Philosophy, Spirituality
I learned a few days ago that visionary architect Paolo Soleri passed away on April 10th at age 93. I’ve posted about Soleri before. I first encountered his ideas in 1979 while watching an episode of 60 minutes when I was ten years old. Shortly after that I came...
by G.L. Breedon | Feb 8, 2012 | Art, Future, Future History, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction
I came across this film in progress called Man Conquers Space on the Sci-Fi Movie Facebook page. It’s an amazing retro-future history documentary of a space program that never existed, but that every space geek dreamed of in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Since I grew up...
by G.L. Breedon | Jan 25, 2012 | Art, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction
I need to post a blog, but I’m a bit pressed for time working on Wizard of Time #2 (still no title), so as a placeholder until I can come up with something interesting, I figured I’d post a collage of my favorite sci-fi film posters. These aren’t my...
by G.L. Breedon | Nov 7, 2011 | Art, Science Fiction
I just came across this great website exploring the history of science fiction books from Penguin. It as a nicely interactive front page where you can click on a cover and read a short description of the From the website: Penguin Books was founded by Allen Lane in...
by G.L. Breedon | Sep 27, 2011 | Art, Books, Fantasy, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction
Back after a short hiatus to traveling for work and then to visit my mom. Also had to deal with a dead laptop fan, limited email access, and a messed up middle finger (which makes typing just stupidly annoying). I came across this site today: Good Show Sir....
