Dystopian Stories

Based on a short story by the late Philip K. Dick, this science fiction-thriller reflects the writer's familiar preoccupation with themes of concealed identity and mind control. Tom Cruise stars as John Anderton, a Washington, D.C. detective in the year 2054. Anderton works for

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 1965 Penguin edition. Cover illustration by Denis Piper

The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Nowadays, everybody says that science fiction has stopped talking about Big Ideas. Science fiction used to be the genre that asked the huge questions, about who we are and where we're going. But somehow, people say, the genre lost its appetite for deep thoughts.

Today, at the time of this writing, 6 January, is the Feast of the Epiphany, which celebrates the adoration of the Magi, the sorcerer-kings of the East, who had

Fahrenheit 451

In this timeline the USA balkanized after its failure to defeat the Worker's Republic of Quebec in the war of '74. By 2013 things look pretty different ... Federal Republic Of Texas

This is not political or realistic. Feedback would be appreciated. NOTE: The region between Georgia and Azerbaijan is a disputed area between the two na... An Alternate Europe - Map 1.0

Cuando empecé a oír hablar de El cuento de la criada no tenía ni idea de que iba la historia. La calificaron como la serie más importante del año y sus protagonistas femeninas empezaron a recibir premios así que empecé a interesarme. El cuento de la criada se desarrolla en una sociedad actual que ha sufrido un cambio político abrupto. En ella la religión ha adquirido una gran importancia y las mujeres fértiles, que escasean debido a causas ambientales, se han convertido en una mercancía…

While the Internet has a lot to be embarrassed about (Rebecca Black, for example), it also has a great deal to be incredibly proud of. Aside from some of t...

Philip K. Dick, The Man In The High Castle SF Masterworks Science Fiction (Not currently available on SF Gateway)

High resolution TV poster (#5 of 28) for The Handmaid's Tale. Image dimensions: 1200 x 1800.

One nice perk at Comic-Con in San Diego this year will be Amazon unveiling a new episode of their adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1962 alternate history novel, “The Man in the High Castl…

Retfærdighedens ryttere (2020)

The Netflix show pays tribute to many '80s classics, from Firestarter to Stand by Me. SPOILERS!