Time to bring ‘Magnus Robot Fighter’ back #scifi

I grew up with the Cold War brainwashing and nuclear dread these films depict and saw many of them when they came out - they're worth taking a look at for the reasons this good article describes - in many ways we're back there, only worse.

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https://www.scifipulse.net/atomic-age-anxiety-why-1950s-sci-fi-b-movies-still-matter-today/

#WritersCoffeeClub 2. Last idea come from?

I've seen a few #SciFi stories involving timelines that split off several millennia back. They generally follow the Twilight Zone style of ending - effectively, "Well, *that* MC's screwed."

I've also seen too many alternate history stories where even a big change doesn't produce major divergences. Things are still mostly familiar.

Then I heard about Naomi Alderman's THE POWER and saw a way to avert those tropes *hard.*

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The Project Hail Mary trailer is interesting! The book was great, read it before you see it! AMAZE #scifi#hailMary#AndyWeirhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vkcENinRJ-g

A throwback to Golden Age SF, 'Dragon's Egg' is heavy on the science but light on emotion but stirs a great sense of awe and wonder.

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http://incompletefutures.com/2025/06/30/dragons-egg-takes-science-to-11/

"New results in biology indicate that the #SciFi idea of the multi-generational starship, which is already the only realistic way for humans to cross interstellar distances, will not work, because any closed biological life-support system will be too small to function over the centuries required.
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So at this point, it’s important to point out that the idea of humanity going to the stars is a fantasy and is not going to happen."

#KimStanleyRobinson interview: https://www.terrain.org/2016/interviews/kim-stanley-robinson/

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Just finished "Titan" by Stephen Baxter. The premise is, they find signs of potential life on Titan, and end up sending a crewed mission to Titan....in a Space Shuttle.

But what shocked me was how accurate Baxter, writing in the mid 90s, absolutely nails the geopolitical situation of the 21st century. He depicts the election of a very, very Trumpian president. It's hair-raising and eerily accurate -- see the quote from the book in my Storygraph review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/afaea29d-0b97-4807-9b9c-d18902bff05c

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