Chaucer
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Science Fiction Fridays: An interview with Grand Master of Science Fiction James Gunn
In this week’s Science Fiction Fridays, we are honored to have an interview with Grand Master of Science Fiction, James Gunn. His stunning new novel, Transcendental, is a smart, complex and stirring novel that has echoes of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. There are so many interesting aliens in Transcendental. Where do you start when creating aliens?… Continue reading
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Seeing Ourselves in Chaucer’s Mirror.
Can we really relate to people from 700 years ago? Thanks to Peter Ackroyd, it’s easier than ever. In our iPod, iPad, texting and tweeting world, you’d think there is not too much in common with the lives of 14th century pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, but, in fact, there is. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales… Continue reading