Welcome to the Justinvs Home Page. A
site dedicated to the proposition
that science fiction and fantasy readers
truly are more interesting than the rest of
the poor, Earth-bound mortals inhabiting
this planet.
Why?
Because it requires a certain grounding
in real science, and real history to
appreciate either genre. Don't believe me? Find out for yourself. Here
is a list of books that any reader
should dive into, not only because they
are good for you, they're just plain good!
"The Case For Mars"
--Robert Zubrin - Highly recommended! This is the bible for the opening of our solar system. A must read for all space enthusiasts.
"The Physics of Star Trek"
--Lawrance Kraus
"Living in Space"
--G. Harry Stone
"Hyper-space"
--Michio Kaku
Anything written by Stephan Hawking
Anything written by Michael Grant
"Do your Ears Pop in Space?"
--R. Michael Mullane
Hamlet, Othello, and Julius Caesar
--Do I even have to write it down?
The Iliad and The Odyssey
--Homer (No, not Homer Simpson!)
What is SF?
It means Speculative Fiction.It isn't pronounced "sigh fi," for starters. Spec fiction encompasses science fiction, fantasy, alternate universes, slip-stream, horror, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism... the list goes on. Basically, if it didn't happen, but might have have, or if it hasn't happened, but could,it's SF!
Did you know?
Arthur C. Clarke helped develop the concepts of radar and communication satellites?
C.J. Cherryh used to teach Ancient History for a living?
Robert Heinlien was retired from the Navy because of health problems, and later
sold real estate and prospected for silver before turning to writing?
Want to know more about me?
Next stories to appear
Boys' Life sometime in 2000
SpaceWays Weekly October '99
Jackhammer E-zine. '99
Anotherealm
XX Issue I '2000
Want to e-mail me?
Attempt to locate at
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Are you a writer trying to break into print? Here are some clues that have helped me.
The Secret of Getting Published
Trivial Nonesense
- Spock once fell in love with Jill Ireland. What planet did this happen on?
- Name six bodies in our solar system, not counting the sun, that have a higher surface atmospheric pressure than Earth.
- Rene Auberjonois,(Odo, Deep Space 9) is no stranger to television. Name the charector he portrayed on another hit series.
- "2001: A Space Oddyssy" was based on a short story by Aurther C. Clarke. What was the name of the story?
- The late Carl Sagon advocated listening for alien radio signals along the frequency band of the hydroxy radical. What is the nickname of this frequency?
- Brian May, guitarist for Queen, wrote the classic rock anthem "We Will Rock You." He also wrote a song about star-travel and time dilition. Name that tune?
Emergency Exit
My lists
A collection of my favorite, and not so favorite, books, movies, etc.
JUSTINVS LISTS
All for now.
Out here.