I have a confession that might surprise exactly no one who reads this blog regularly. Long before I ever sat in a dark theater watching a spaceship glide across a screen, I was a kid with my nose buried in books that had absolutely no business being as good as they were. And the older … Continue reading The Influence of Classic Literature on Science Fiction Films
Space Opera
The Weight of Ash
The summons came at the third bell of the night cycle, when the Celestine Throne's corridors were empty and the great ship hummed to itself in the dark between stars. Maren Solís had been awake anyway. She sat at her desk in the cramped antechamber adjoining the Chancellor's private quarters, pretending to review trade manifests … Continue reading The Weight of Ash
