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Folklore and Mythology are Strong Influences in Modern Fantasy

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Modern fantasy authors have often been inspired by the wealth of folklore and mythology across many cultures, both current and ancient. L. Ron Hubbard, well-known for his science fiction and fantasy stories, had this to say about the fantasy genre...
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Military Science Fiction: Rayguns, Rocketships, and a Dash of Gold

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Battlefield Earth: A return to the Golden Age, written after the genre of science fiction had time to define itself.
I Don't See Any Aliens

I Don’t See Any Aliens

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On February 14, 1990, as Voyager 1 was ready to leave the solar system, NASA turned the space probe around to take a photograph of planet Earth from a distance of 3.7 billion miles.
Director Jim Meskimen with actors Larrs Jackson, Tamra Meskimen and Phil Proctor

How 1 Director and 66 Hollywood Actors Solved Your Summer Reading

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Stories from the Golden Age, a line of 80 books and unabridged audiobooks containing 153 stories written by L. Ron Hubbard—considered by many to be America’s quintessential pulp fiction author during fiction’s Golden Age—is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Science Fiction’s Role in Space Flight

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It was in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, that several science fiction writers and scientists got together to discuss how to get man into space fast enough so that he would be distracted from further wars on Earth.
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Will Aliens Look Like Us?

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For all the discussion about UFOs and alien races, there frequently seems to be an understood agreement that alien life forms have to somehow look or be like us.
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Jim Marrs Discusses: Is Earth Prepared for an Alien Invasion?

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The following article by Jim Marrs written for Galaxy Press addresses the issue of UFOs, aliens and alien invasion initially from the perspective of fiction literature and then from documented incidents.
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George Orwell: Visionary or Master Storyteller

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This article by S.E. Smith is dedicated to George Orwell, one of the 88 writers listed in the dedication to Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard as that “merry crew of science fiction and fantasy writers of the thirties and forties—the Golden Age—who made science fiction and fantasy the respected and popular literary genres they have become today.”
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Was It a Mistake to Broadcast Earth Coordinates on Voyager?

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Was it a mistake to put Earth's coordinates on the space probes Voyager 1 and 2? According to the science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard, the answer is yes. In this article, we cover both the pros and cons of NASA's decision.
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The Backstory to Robert Bloch’s “Psycho”

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The next article in our series entitled “What Was the Author Thinking” spotlights the master of the macabre Robert Bloch, author of Psycho. The novel originally published in 1959 and the basis of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie is considered a classic in the genre.