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Aug 9, 2019 · Parvus Press. Founded in 2016 by two lifelong friends, Parvus Press is a science fiction and fantasy publisher that’s currently open to submissions from writers. While they are a newer and smaller press, Parvus does pay advances of $500-1,000 for novels with digital royalties that start at 15% and escalate up to 50% (paid quarterly).
The very popular Arthur C. Clarke has legions of followers and placed two stories in the top fifteen of all time (“The Star” and “The Nine Billion Names of God”). With an interesting, whimsical style, coupled with a knack for making the technical seem understandable, he is one of the icons of science fiction.
The modern readers should look at science fiction book covers and wonder what’s behind this beauty. A few tips on how to achieve such a cover. Sci-fi art should tell a story: Be it a tale of spacefarers, a story about a strange-new world, or a time-travel book, the art should reflect it. You either can be specific about the book’s intent or ...
May 9, 2023 · Read. 1 Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon. 2 Solaris by Stanisław Lem. 3 Semiosis by Sue Burke. 4 The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell. 5 Embassytown by China Miéville. T hank you for selecting these five excellent science fiction books that imagine alien life.
Science fiction: Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and alien life on other planets. Fantasy: A genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, esp. in a setting other than the real world.
Oct 15, 2020 · In the great new sci-fi books and movies of the last 10 years, authors and storytellers have imagined the future in new ways. Editors from Tor, Orbit, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and more weigh in ...
Feb 22, 2016 · The Sands of Mars. by Arthur C. Clarke – 1951. The Sands of Mars is Clarke’s first published science fiction novel and something of an anomaly: it’s lightweight, easy-reading hard science fiction. Written in 1951, the book includes a number of details about the moon and Mars that we now know to be incorrect.
