Millennia ago Starquin visited the Solar System. Because he is huge - some say bigger than the Solar System itself - he could not set foot on Earth personally.

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This reference tracks the development of speculative fiction influenced by the advancement of science and the idea of progress from the eighteenth century to th

Once there was a Hero who confronted the dreaded Daggertooth and slew it. Unfortunately he was also slain by it - but the legend persisted. If it could be done

Where do science fiction writers get their inspiration from? Some of the leading authors in the field tackle this fascinating subject in a series of essays repr