by Kaelyn Barron
Published in 1965, Frank Herbert’s Dune is an epic sci-fi masterpiece that follows Paul Atreides, a gifted young man who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. Dune has been brought back into...
by Kaelyn Barron
The damsel in distress. The mad scientist. The complicated love triangle. Chances are you know more than one story that employs each of these tropes. Some tropes are overused, which leads to painfully predictable, unoriginal stories. But when writers place classic...
by Kaelyn Barron
Although The Witcher is one of Netflix’s most-watched shows, it actually started over 30 years ago as a short story, which Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski entered into a magazine’s short story competition—and placed third. Sapkowski turned the concept of...
by Cole Salao
English words can be confusing for many reasons, but most of the frustration probably stems from words with similar or near-similar spellings, yet different meanings or pronunciations. The words “biannual” and “biennial” are two such terms that...
by Cole Salao
Gaslamp fantasy is a melding of the historical fiction and fantasy genres. It deals with 19th century-style societies where magic is a prevalent and accepted facet of everyday life. It’s still a baby genre at this point, but gaslamp fantasy is rapidly expanding...
