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How Faith Helps Shape Our Sci-fi Worlds
By Jeremy Clift , author of Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse Born in Space, an experiment in what belief looks like when stripped of tradition. Science fiction has always been a literature of possibility. We look to the stars, to distant futures, to alien civilizations, and ask: What might we become? But beneath the spaceships, quantum networks, and planetary colonies, another force is quietly at work shaping our stories—religion. Whether writers embrace it, resist it, or reinv
Nov 30, 20255 min read


When Science Becomes The Monster: Cosmic Horror in the Space Age
By Jeremy Clift, author of Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse What if the greatest horror for humanity isn’t war, or climate collapse, or AI, but realizing we still know almost nothing at all? Indeed, life prepares us for nothing. That’s the question at the heart of cosmic horror, a genre that once lurked in the shadows of gothic tales and occult dread but has found new life in the age of space telescopes, quantum theory, alien megastructures, and the approach of the interstella
Oct 9, 20254 min read


What Murderbot Teaches Us About Being Human: Martha Wells at Worldcon 2025
By Jeremy Clift, author of Born in Space and Space Vault This August, as writers and fans from around the world gather in Seattle...
Aug 7, 20253 min read


Who Do We Think We Are? Identity in an Engineered Age
By Jeremy Clift, author of Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse A growing struggle over identity. What does it mean to be yourself in a world...
Jul 11, 20257 min read


Unlocking the Secrets of the Space Vault
Jeremy Clift, author of Born in Space Jeremy Clift at the Space Foundation in Colorado. At a time when AI, genetic engineering, and...
Jun 20, 20254 min read


Cixin Liu’s destabilizing cosmic vision of the Universe
Jeremy Clift Cixin Liu, a former Chinese computer engineer. Best known internationally for his trilogy, starting with The Three Body...
May 18, 20255 min read


Robert Silverberg: Encountering a Sci-Fi Titan
Jeremy Clift Robert Silverberg signing copies of his books for fans at the Glasgow World Sci-fi Convention in 2024, Science fiction has a...
Mar 16, 20254 min read


Octavia Butler's 2025 : A Visionary Warning for our Times
Jeremy Clift Octavia Butler discovered science fiction as an inquisitive child when she was 12. The year 2025 looms large in Octavia...
Dec 29, 20245 min read


Vernor Vinge: The Visionary Who Reshaped Sci-fi
Jeremy Clift Vernor Vinge was a computer science and mathematics professor before coming to prominence as a writer. Vernor Vinge, who...
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Frederik Pohl: A master of Sci-fi Satire
Jeremy Clift I remember the first time I picked up The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl. It was a bright orange dog-eared copy I found...
Oct 7, 20243 min read


'Born in Space' on Audible
Jeremy Clift Travel through the cosmos from the luxury of your armchair listening to the gripping audio book version of the epic sci-fi...
Sep 14, 20241 min read


Call him Al not HAL. Alastair Reynolds’ journey to the stars
Jeremy Clift Alastair Reynolds is a name that stands out in science fiction, not just for his compelling narratives but for the deep,...
Aug 28, 20243 min read


Exploring the Sci-Fi Mastery of Martha Wells
Jeremy Clift For aspiring writers and ardent readers alike, the work of Texas-born Martha Wells offers a masterclass in crafting...
Aug 6, 20244 min read


Anne McCaffrey’s Barrier-Breaching Dragons
Jeremy Clift Anne McCaffrey was so into dragons that she even named her house in Ireland, Dragonhold . After all, the dragons had paid...
Jul 7, 20244 min read


Author interview: Jeremy Clift 'Born in Space'
What inspired you to write Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny? "Born in Space" is set in a not-too-distant future where Earth is becoming...
Jun 14, 20247 min read


Philip K. Dick: A Malleable Journey Through Reality
Jeremy Clift Philip K. Dick, a name synonymous with thought-provoking and mind-bending science fiction, continues to influence and...
Jun 7, 20244 min read


Remarkable depth makes Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing captivating
Jeremy Clift As a science fiction enthusiast, I've encountered numerous writers whose works have inspired, thrilled, and captivated me....
Jun 2, 20243 min read


Read my interview with Texas-based Reader Views
Jeremy Clift, author of the Sci-fi Galaxy series. Eighteen questions on the background to Born in Space : The book is set in a future...
May 20, 20241 min read


Enter my giveaway on Goodreads
100 Kindle editions of "Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny," a tale of sacrifice, romance, and redemption driven by AI and robotic...
May 10, 20241 min read


What are the Hugos ?
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at...
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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