By: Joshua Glenn

The Big X (1959), by Hank Searls.

By: Joshua Glenn

His sci-fi was notable for being pastoral and nostalgic.

By: Joshua Glenn

Venus Plus X (1960), by Theodore Sturgeon.

By: Charlie Jane Anders

So what comes next after steampunk and zombies?

By: Joshua Glenn

Charming vs. Creepy is the battle of our age.

By: Amanda French

This pedigreed, highbrow dystopian was a godfather of the Sixties.

By: Charlie Jane Anders

Put Joseph Campbell back on the shelf, already!

By: Joshua Glenn

X (1963), adapted by Eunice Sudak from the 1963 movie X.

By: Joshua Glenn

Tomorrow Plus X (1957 edition), by Wilson Tucker.

By: Charlie Jane Anders

What elevates sci-fi plots and stories? Theme. Here’s how.

By: David Smay

A lost, louche world of hair-tossing karate chops and sexy banter.

By: Joshua Glenn

Earth Factor X (1976), by A.E. Van Vogt.

By: Matthew Battles

Science gets out ahead of space opera: a planet with a tail.

By: Joshua Glenn

Klassy chess!

By: Charlie Jane Anders

Why the return of 1970s-style apocalyptic movies?