On Typewriter in the Sky
Mike Resnick explores the roots of recursive science fiction in L. Ron Hubbard’s Typewriter in the Sky—a genre-defining classic still fun to read.
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On Typewriter in the Sky
/0 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothS. M. Stirling explores L. Ron Hubbard’s Typewriter in the Sky—a witty, ironic, and genre-bending pulp classic that helped pioneer metafiction in SF.
The Birth of Final Blackout by L. Ron Hubbard
/0 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothWritten in just nineteen days, Final Blackout became a defining work of speculative fiction. Read the author’s personal letters from October 1939 that provide a firsthand record of the novel that remains as timely and powerful today as when it first appeared.
To the Stars: L. Ron Hubbard’s Man out of Time
/0 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothTo the Stars by L. Ron Hubbard captures the profound emotional and temporal effects of space travel, where time dilation leads to interstellar travelers becoming displaced in time. The human sacrifices involved in technological advancements in space exploration, portrays the deep isolation experienced by those traveling near the speed of light.