Tag Archives: Larry Niven

Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

As much as we wonder about it, it’s a question that is not perfectly easy to answer. Long before technologically precise blockbuster films, Star Wars had cheesy lines, over-the-top acting, and zippers up the back of the monster’s costume. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reviews | Tagged #MayThe4thBeWithYou, A New Hope, Dune, film, George Lucas, J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry Niven, May the Fourth, myth, mythopoiea, Ringworld, Ron Howard, Science Fiction, Star Wars, That '70s Show, The Force Awakens | 2 Comments

Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

As much as we wonder about it, it’s a question that is not perfectly easy to answer. Cheesy lines, over-the-top acting, zippers up the back of the monster’s costume–how many films just like it have found their way into the … Continue reading →

Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

A Brief Note on the N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have just finished reading N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy, which has the distinction of winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reviews | Tagged Broken Earth Trilogy, CliFi, J.G. Ballard, Larry Niven, N.K. Jemisin, Octavia Butler, Science Fiction, The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky | 19 Comments

Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s an interesting question. Cheesy lines, over-the-top acting, zippers up the back of the monster’s costume–how many films just like it have found their way into the Betamax bins of history? Yet, Star Wars lives–not only lives, but thrives, growing … Continue reading →

Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reviews | Tagged #MayThe4thBeWithYou, A New Hope, Dune, film, George Lucas, J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry Niven, May the Fourth, myth, mythopoiea, Ringworld, Science Fiction, Star Wars, That '70s Show, The Force Awakens | 11 Comments

The Loss of Atmosphere: A Literary Conspiracy by Larry Niven & C.S. Lewis?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps the essay that C.S. Lewis took the longest to write is “On Stories.” It began as an Oxford talk in 1940 called, “The Kappa Element in Romance.” After Charles Williams’ death 70 years ago this week in 1945, Lewis … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes | Tagged C.S. Lewis, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry Niven, literary criticism, Narnia, narratology, On Stories, Ransom Trilogy, Ringworld, Science Fiction, Wood between the Worlds | 30 Comments

Why Did Star Wars Stick?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s an interesting question. Cheesy lines, over-the-top acting, zippers up the back of the monster’s costume–how many films just like it have found their way into the Betamax bins of history? If we are to believe the writers of That ’70s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reviews | Tagged A New Hope, Dune, film, George Lucas, J.R.R. Tolkien, Larry Niven, May the Fourth, myth, mythopoiea, pop culture, Ringworld, Science Fiction, Star Wars, That '70s Show, The Force Awakens | 15 Comments

What if C.S. Lewis Wrote Dante’s Inferno? by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Undoubtedly, one of the 20th century’s most inventive world-builders was Larry Niven. He is perhaps most famous for Known Space, the universe where Ringworld (1970) and another 11 books are set. Niven’s inventions are now scattered in the background of much of … Continue reading →