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Parallel Worlds Issue 11
-In Issue 11, we leap into the concept of mobility in video games, make it up as we go along,…
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Parallel Worlds Issue 10
-In Issue 10, we review a brilliant deckbuilder, evaluate Firefly, get to grips with Pathfinder, discover a brilliant French skirmish…
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Interview: Peter F. Hamilton
-Peter F. Hamilton is a bestselling science fiction author based in Bristol. His work includes the Greg Mandel series, the…
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Parallel Worlds Issue 9
-This month, we scare ourselves to death with Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, discover a flat fantasy world, play a bit of…
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Parallel Worlds Issue 8
-This month, we catch ’em all, get to know the largest online community of D&D artists, learn about roleplaying’s most…
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Parallel Worlds Issue 6
-In this issue, we revisit Babylon 5 to find out why it’s still relevant, take sides in the culture war…
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Homeworld: Past and Future
-With the announcement of an upcoming release in one of PC gaming’s most loved franchises, we go back to the start to find out what it is that makes Homeworld so magical. In PC games, what we identify as a classic can be ephemeral. There are many elements that go into the design and production of a game, and many subjective factors that can influence our view of the experience playing it. We don’t just watch games, we participate in them; and that participation should allow us to shape what happens. The best games make us feel like we have affected their outcome and connect with the circumstances and role we’ve taken on in the game’s fictional premise.
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Keeping – Trek Part 2
-In the second part of our focus on Star Trek, we look back over the 1990s, 2000s, and the famous franchise today. The 1980s saw Star Trek successfully transition to the cinema screen. However, the reliance on the same actors and characters would gradually take its toll, and whilst the six movies that focused on original Enterprise crew would continue until 1991, Gene Roddenberry, creator of the brand, had some other ideas up his sleeve.
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Book Review: Duchamp Versus Einstein
-What if a transcendent alien intelligence made Marcel Duchamp and Albert Einstein play chess together? This is the premise of the pleasingly-named Duchamp Versus Einstein, a new novelette co-written by Christopher Hinz and Etan Ilfeld. The latter is the director of the company that owns Angry Robot, the book’s publisher.
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Diamonds in the Rough: Read Adventurous
-Self-published books — how can you tell if you’ll enjoy one? These days, finding a good book to read can be tricky. Not because there aren’t enough books around; the science fiction, fantasy, and horror markets are absolutely saturated, so navigating through the flood to get to something you’ll enjoy can be difficult.
