Solar
Sci-Fi Part 2: More Resources & Other Space
Literature....
David Hardy's
vision of space
tourists learning "to cope with zero-gravity;
inside (behind a plexiglass screen) and outside, in
the vacuum of space
but (of course) wearing spacesuits," Credits: AstroArt
In this section we give links to various science
fiction resources on the web related to the hard science,
solar system based theme.
We also provide some resources
for those who want to write their own Solar Sci-Fi.
Black
Cat Press Bookstore - "offers both new
and previously out-of-print books by illustrator/author
Ron
Miller... as well as long out-of-print classic
science fiction and fantasy novels. All Black Cat
Press books feature covers and interior art by Ron
Miller"
Jeff
Russell's Starship Dimensions - relative
dimensions of all sorts of Sci-Fi spaceships, space
stations, etc. Includes a few "real space"
structures.
Futurism*
Futurists differ from writers of hard sci-fi only in
that they don't use stories to explore plausible scenarios
for future developments in technology and society. Instead
they simply discuss the possibilities in terms of what's
reasonable and feasible.
Here are some links to various types of futurist sites
and lists of such sites:
Timeship
by Boris Belovarski. "First written in 1980 when
the author was only 19, the manuscript was confiscated
by the Bulgarian Secret Police (DS-6) as 'ideologically
unfitting' (a KGB term for 'politically incorrect')
". The website
includes a PDF excerpt of the first chapter. See also
the Timeship Studio entry
in the Space Music section.
Actor Bill
Pullman has written a play based on the experiences
of the ISS
Expedition 6 crew, which was temporarily stranded
on the station after the Columbia accident. When
they did return to earth, their Soyuz had a malfunction
that sent them far off course.
Sci-fi
scripts at stickymedia.com - by Chip Proser, well-known
writer, director, cinematographer and film producer
film, television, and interactive media. Inteview
at the Spaceshow,
Feb.8.04.
3D
Starmaps - get the constellations right regardless
of where you send your characters in the galaxy.
3-D
Star Maps of Nearby Stars, the Pleiades, Orion, and
the Local Group by Kurt A. Foge This ebook explains
how to "make stellariums, a scale model of the
Solar System" and includes a "brief explanation
about interstellar travel". He says it is a "great
resource for astronomers, schools, and science fiction
writers. ... [and] for science projects."
Space
Tourism in Science Fiction at Spacefuture
- reviews several stories that involve space tourism.
Also, it discusses how none of teh stories show that
space tourism could be a major commercial activity
that dwarfs government programs.
Sci Fi Arizona
provides this rich page of resources to aid the aspiring
sci-fi writer. Includes articles on topics ranging from
those specific to sci-f,i such as dealing with the speed
of light limit, to general writing techniques like producing
believable dialogs. Authors
Showcase.
