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My Science Fiction Life
The crew of the Liberator

Community and science fiction

"Blake's 7 has meant making new friends from across the country after joining the fan club and attending conventions." KallyUK

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Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter on science fiction's quest for God.

Recommended recollections

A selection of the best recollections on the site picked by you, the users.

"If Niven's aliens were green and had bug-eyes, that was because their environment dictated they HAD to be green with bug-eyes." ronsonlighter on Ringworld

"It made sci fi fun again, without sacrificing any of the drama." charliethebloody on Firefly

"The sudden change from melancholic existential sitcom to colourful, brash sci-fi knockabout in series three came as a surprise, but we were soon won over." johntoon on Red Dwarf

"Ignore the special effects - the tension comes from the interplay from the characters." MossyMermaid on The Stone Tape

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My Science Fiction Life on TV

Watch clips from BBC Four's TV programme. Scientists, artists and contributors to this site explain how they've been inspired by science fiction.

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Classic Choice
Gollancz SF Masterworks series cover for Ursula K Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness

"What kind of society would grow up where there is no male or female?" wonders Yehedarhed, prompted by The Left Hand of Darkness.
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Themes in SF
Nuclear explosion

A very British catastrophe

Science fiction is littered with tales of ruin - why are the British obssessed with the end of the world?

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Your recollections...
2001: A Space Odyssey

Big Screen Memories

From 2001 to Robocop, Star Wars to Zardoz and everything inbetween - readers recall their seminal science fiction moments.

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