science fiction
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Science-fiction author Orson Scott Card writing for the May issue of Commentary:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Science-fiction franchise: I am a “Star Wars” nerd from way back.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Science-fiction epic "Dune" posted a 380% surge at the box office in the weekend following its nomination, Comscore said.
From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2022
Science-fiction and fantasy franchises make narrative hay out of multiverses and competing time lines, but Hong is a realist, zooming in on the myriad ethical and emotional possibilities that dwell in ordinary experience.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Science-fiction was new, in 1930; atomic energy was a dream we believed in, and space-travel was something we tried to understand better.
From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood