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Mar
25
Cover depicting an Aboriginal figure reaching from the sky to a white silhouette or shadow on a desert landscape

Rage and Revenge in Aboriginal Australia’s First Fantasy Novel

"The Kadaitcha Sung" asks whether the crimes of colonisation can ever be set right
11 min read
Feb
15
book cover depicting a woman in a silvery bikini, standing before a spaceship and a reddish alien sky

Linguistic Superpowers: Samuel R. Delany's "Babel-17"

the strong Sapir-Whorf hypothesis jacked up on steroids
5 min read
Dec
14
Photo of 1970s paperback edition. Depicts a semi-nude man hovering in lotus position, psychic waves coming from his head.

An Inescapable Pattern: Octavia E. Butler's "Patternmaster"

On power and the limits of imagination
8 min read