Has Speculative Fiction Aborted Controversial Positions?

Can a speculative story interweave an issue like abortion into its plot effectively? Especially faith-based speculative fiction?
— R. L. Copple in January 2014 —

Honest Sci-Fi Honors Life

Our culture creates death-celebrating reality but life-celebrating fiction.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2014 —

Rebooting ‘Amish Vampires In Space’

The recent Marcher Lord Press sale left one novel with an identity crisis.
— Kerry Nietz in January 2014 —

Science Fiction Author Connie Willis

Connie Willis is the most-awarded writer of science fiction ever, with seven Nebula wins and eleven Hugos. Crazy, right? Three of those Hugo wins are for her novels in the time travel series.
— Matt Mikalatos in December 2013 —

The AViS Effect

Yes, give the gift of “Amish Vampires in Space†this Christmas, but this breakout novel could help boost the entire Christian fantasy/scifi genre.
— Kerry Nietz in December 2013 —

Science Of The Gaps

Science can help explain the how of things, it cannot theorize about why or who that is responsible. Yet people continue to use science to fill in the gaps of atheism and agnosticism.
— R. L. Copple in December 2013 —

The Importance Of Reading: A Biased Opinion

Bias doesn’t mean you’re wrong, as Neil Gaiman shows in a (London) Guardian interview.
— Yvonne Anderson in November 2013 —

Ender’s Film Has Game

Reviewer Melissa Ortega doubted filmmakers could adapt Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi story, but 15 minutes in, she changed her mind.
— Melissa Ortega in November 2013 —

Looking Over Your Shoulder

My current reads: spiritual warfare, Anne of Ingleside, A Cast of Stones, Amish Vampires in Space. What about you?
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

On Christ and Pop Culture: Doctor Who’s Doctrine

CAPC’s 12-part series is exploring the deeper beauties and truths of the fantastic sci-fi stories.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

Explaining The Epic: ‘Amish Vampires In Space’

Author Kerry Nietz on how a running gag at conferences became his full-length novel, featuring Amish, versus vampires, naturally in space.
— Kerry Nietz in September 2013 —

News and Views: Ben-man, Gnosticism, The Doctor

Ben Affleck as Batman, Kathy Tyers reboots Gnostic notions, “Doctor Who†news, author Brett McCracken’s nonfiction “Gray Matters.â€
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2013 —

Realm Makers: Go Beyond The Blogs

Realm Makers offered more than cosplay and shared fandom. It gave deep doctrinal magic and a chance for Christian fans to better “incarnate†their love of fantastic fiction.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2013 —

Attack Of The ‘Cast A Woman Doctor’ Critics

Why are media elites (but not most fans) upset that “Doctor Who†did not cast a woman as the Twelfth Doctor?
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2013 —

More Thoughts on Science and Fiction

Is the phrase “Christian sci-fi” really an oxymoron?
— Yvonne Anderson in July 2013 —

More Thoughts About Science and Speculation

Depending on the version you read, the word “science†occurs twice in the Scriptures. In Daniel 1:4, the Babylonians sorted through the Jewish boys they’d taken captive, hoping to find some they could train in their own ways. They looked […]
— Yvonne Anderson in July 2013 —

A Fantasy Character Looks At Science Fiction

Based on an early review of the book as “a solid bit of social science fiction,†the reader bought a copy, only to find he’d been hoodwinked. Righteously disgruntled, he wrapped up his resultant two-star review by saying, “Characters reciting […]
— Yvonne Anderson in June 2013 —
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