185 Blog Posts To Learn About Scifi

Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science, space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Sci-fi matters by exploring societal implications of technological advancements, inspiring innovation, and pushing the boundaries of human imagination.

1. The New Godzilla Movies in Order

Godzilla and King Kong make their triumphant return to the big screen as part of the Monsterverse franchise.

2. The Trail of Death

There's sure some sort of hoodoo on these Antarctic expeditions

3. 'It is Some Horrible Inhabitant of Space, Something Unknown to us on Earth'

They were moving sluggishly along the red light, seeming to flow rather than crawl.

4. He Was Trapped—Two Miles Below the Earth

Impossible! What sort of creatures would they be, that could live two miles beneath the surface of the earth?

5. There Was No Struggle, No Attempt at Flight or Resistance

They could see one another, but it was impossible for them to make their voices heard above the rasping of the beetles' legs.

6. He Began to Twist and Turn, as Though Torn by Some Invisible Force

From twenty miles away stabbed the "atom-filtering" rays to Allen Baker in his cell in the death house.

7. The Ray Shot Down and Squadrons of Planes Frizzled Like Moths in the Air

In the burning solitude of the great Arizona desert, a young scientist was about to perform an experiment that might have far-reaching results for humanity.

8. The Wall of Death

And then Kay had broken through and was hewing madly with great sweeps of the ax.

9. 10 Pieces of Sci-Fi Armor We All Wish Were Real

Even if you’re not a big fan of sci-fi, you can still appreciate the beauty of these suits. They’re designed with form and function, and always look damn cool.

10. Orris Led the Way to a Great Underground City

It was now two years since Edwin Leland bought the estate for a song and took up his residence in the gloomy old house.

11. 10 Most Anticipated Sci-fi Games of 2022 You Can’t Miss

In this article, we guide you through the ten most anticipated sci-fi games of 2022, including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Starfield.

12. The Invisible Death: Out of the Hangman's Hands

"You speak," said Von Kettler, jeering, "as if you really believed that you had the power of life and death over me."

13. Murder Madness! 7 Secret Service Men had Completely Disappeared

The engines of the Almirante Gomez were going dead slow. Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally

14. The Man Who Was Dead

IT was a wicked night, the night I met the man who had died.

15. "More victims," He Observed Grimly to Himself, of the Plane

There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.

16. The New Religion

EVERY great religion has as its psychological reason for existence the mission of compensating for some crying, unsatisfied human need.

17. The Attack from Space

We had been captured by a race of gigantic beetles.

18. I Saw the Famous Science Temple with its Constant Stream of Worshippers

The delivery of his country into the clutches of a merciless, ultra-modern religion can be prevented only by Dr. Hagstrom's deciphering an extraordinary code.

19. The Story of Nuclear Energy: The Nuclear Bomb

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20. Monsters of Moyen

IN 1935 the mighty genius of Moyen gripped the Eastern world like a hand of steel.

21. The Stolen Mind

The structure, pivoting downward, plunged Quest to his waist in the osmotic solution.

22. The History and Aesthetic of Steampunk: Could We Build a Steampunk World?

Steampunk is a genre of science fiction that re-imagines an alternative history for the world where technological advancements are based on steam.

23. The Dark Side of Antri

“Behold one of those who live in the darkness.”

24. The Beetle Horde - Chapter III: Ten Miles Underground

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1930, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. The Beetle Horde - Chapter III: Ten Miles Underground

25. Into the Unknown

The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor. Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.

26. A Traitor and a Passing Asteroid

We have information, Johnson––there’s some under cover plot here aboard. I want to know what it is.

27. When the Mountain Came to Miramar

The first tremor that set the timbers of the house to creaking brought Garry Connell out of his bunk and into the middle of the floor.

28. Fictitious Works Disclaimer Notice: If You Have to Use One, Use This One

A “Works of Fiction Disclaimer” that embodies the concept of having some entertainment value in addition to its desired “suitability to purpose”:

29. The Challenge of the Unknown

Incredible! Impossible! I did not say it, though my thoughts were written on my face, no doubt.

30. The Beetle Horde - Chapter V: Doomed!

There were no means known to Tommy of reckoning time in that strange place of twilight. His watch had been broken in the airplane fall

31. The Beetle Horde - Chapter II: Beetles and Humans

How long he had remained unconscious, Tommy had no means of determining.

32. Into Space

MANY of my readers will remember the mysterious radio messages which were heard by both amateur and professional short wave operators during the night

33. The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 2 (of 3): Mass and Energy

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34. Vandals of the Stars

IT came suddenly, without warning, and it brought consternation to the people of the world.

35. Vampires of Venus

Leslie Larner, an entomologist borrowed from the Earth, pits himself against the night-flying vampires that are ravaging the inhabitants of Venus.

36. The Beetle Horde

Jim Dodd, the young archaeologist of the party, could be seen apparently wrestling with something that looked like a suit of armor.

37. The Murder Machine

"When I am finished, Dale, I shall probably kill you."

38. The Star Wars Movies in Chronological Order

Star Wars May be and if not one of the best Movie franchises of all time. Even though the films are pretty easy to tell which one to watch first it can be very complicated at times.

39. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June 1930: Vol. II, No. 3 - Murder Madness

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40. Phantoms of Reality

The man to whom I spoke was a scientist. He replied gently, "My boy, when you are grown older and wiser you will realize that nothing is impossible."

41. The Soul Master

A terrific force was emanating from that devilish globe above.

42. A Speck of Human Earth-dust

It was obvious that at least two of our passengers were plotting with Miko and George Prince; trying during this voyage to learn what they could about Grantline

43. Monsters of the Deep

"I wish to show those of you who failed to see it the sinking of the Stellar, on which I was a passenger and, I believe, the only survivor."

44. Isaac Asimov Got Us Here. But What Will We Do About Our Mule Next?

Isaac Asimov may have been the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He certainly was one of the greatest science fiction writers who was also a scientist. In fact most of the books he wrote are non-fiction books not science fiction books.

45. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1931 - Table of Links

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46. Marooned Under the Sea

We were going on some mysterious cruise to the South Seas, the details of which I did not know.

47. AI Didn't Take Your Job, It Took the Part That Made It Yours

The AI identity crisis isn't about losing your job. It's about the job becoming hollow while you're still in it.

48. The Cipher Message

BENDA conducted me personally to a room very much like an ordinary hotel room.

49. The Destroyer

Slowly, insidiously, there stole over Allen Parker something uncanny. He could no longer control his hands—even his brain!

50. One Tumultuous Night

I returned to my own world. And Derek stayed in his. Each to his own; one may rail at this allotted portion—but he does not lightly give it up.

51. The Crimson Murderess

Hope murmured. "The three-part music comes first. There will first be the spiritual."

52. The World Behind the Moon

Like pitiless jaws, a distant crater opened for their ship.

53. Chapter XVIII: The Pirate Planet

Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. The Pirate Planet: Chapter XVIII

54. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930: VOLUME I, NO. 3 - Cold Light

I have one of the weirdest cases on my hands that I have ever been mixed up in...

55. Earth, the Marauder

Despite the fact that for centuries the Secret of Life had been the possession of children of men, the Earth was dying.

56. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 - Table of Links

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57. Hope, I Came...

I think I was first conscious of a queer calmness which had settled upon me, as though now I had withdrawn contact with the turmoil of our world!

58. The World Set Free

THEY waited two days at Settler's Station. To push along the line into the desert would have been useless, both men were convinced that an airplane would arrive

59. The Half-Dream

The river of sound he decided to be the sound of a vibrational explosion of some sort.

60. Out of the Dreadful Depths

Robert Thorpe seeks out the nameless horror that is sucking all human life out of ships in the South Pacific.

61. Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1931: VOL V, No. 3 - Terrors Unseen

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62. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 - Table of Links

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63. The Rebooted Witness: A Tale of Betrayal and Artificial Intelligence

A group of ship mechanics plan to dispose of their AI prototype. Things take a dark turn when the AI unexpectedly reboots and becomes aware of their actions

64. My Role to Play

I was trembling. Everything depended upon me now. I must get up into the tower. And, above everything, haste was necessary.

65. A Scream in the Night

WE kept, on the Planetara, always the time and routine of our port of departure.

66. The Planet of Dread

There was no use hiding from the truth. Somebody had blundered—a fatal blunder—and they were going to pay for it!

67. The Beetle Horde - Chapter IV: Bram's Story

A sneering chuckle broke from Bram's lips. "Yes, it's me, James Dodd," he answered. "I'm a little surprised to see you here, Dodd, but I'm mighty glad."

68. From the Ocean’s Depths

Her head was a little to one side, in the attitude of one who listens intently.

69. The Cultural Impact of Lightsabers: How Star Wars Changed the World of Sci-Fi Weapons

Neopixel lightsabers are quickly becoming the new standard for lightsaber enthusiasts.

70. Part 1: Trapped Again

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71. Read Spawn of the Stars Online for Free

The sky was alive with winged shapes, and high in the air shone the glittering menace, trailing five plumes of gas.

72. Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1931: Beyond the Vanishing Point - Chapter V

Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. Beyond the Vanishing Point - Chapter V: The Message from Polter

73. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1931: The Exile of Time - Chapter III

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74. Google Bard Shares Its Thoughts on UFOs, or UAPs, and Being an AI

An interview with Google Bard wherein I made Existential Queries about UFOs and being an AI

75. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1931: The Tentacles from Below - Chapter VI

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76. The Coprolite Incident: A Message From the Stars

It was never really quiet on the ship. There was always some noise, some vibration to be felt even with the ship's precision mechanisms. Nonetheless Sensei had

77. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1930 - Table of Links

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78. The Spokesmen of the Gens

FOR a long moment Sarka looked broodingly out across the world beyond the metalized glass which formed the curving dome of his laboratory roof.

79. What are Astounding Stories?

Well, if you lived in Europe in 1490, and someone told you the earth was round and moved around the sun—that would have been an "astounding" story.

80. Unspoken Love

I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover’s ecstasy

81. Wings of To-morrow

That airplane of the slanted wings, the bulbous, almost bulletlike fuselage, what of it?

82. Good God! Was I going mad? Surely this was some awful nightmare!

Involuntarily I halted at the entrance to my snug bachelor quarters as the flood of light my turning of the switch produced revealed a huddled figure.

83. A Burn on a Martian Arm

I DID not appear at that morning meal. I was exhausted and drugged with lack of sleep.

84. The Hideous Monsters Leaped into the Cockpits and Began their Abominable Meal

Bullets, shrapnel, shell—nothing can stop the trillions of famished, man-sized beetles which, led by a madman, sweep down over the human race.

85. "Why, This Is Treason!"

There was a gasp. The audience sat frozen. On the stage, with no one lifting a hand to stop her, the crimson murderess made a leap and vanished.

86. The Ray of Madness

Dr. Bird discovers a dastardly plot, amazing in its mechanical ingenuity, behind the apparently trivial eye trouble of the President.

87. Adventures in the Ghost World

Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. VOL. VI, No. 1 - The Ghost World

88. Chapter VIII: The Tentacles from Below

89. An Extra Man

"Harry turns into a thick smoke, and gets sucked into a big hole in the machine."

90. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1931: Table of Links

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91. The Weightless Combat

There was an instant when I stood numbed, fumbling for a weapon at my belt, undecided whether to run or stand my ground.

92. Top 5 Sci-Fi Predictions That Crypto Made a Reality

Sci-fi authors have a knack for peeking into the future. And guess what? The crypto world seems to have taken notes. Let's see it!

93. Am I in Time, Hope?

I stood listening to their vehement, half-whispered words. For a moment or two, absorbed, they ignored me.

94. The Torture

He had in his hand too large a projector. Its ray would kill me. If he wanted to take me alive, he would not fire. I chanced it.

95. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930: VOLUME I, NO. 3 - Brigands of the Moon

I stood on the turret-balcony of the Planetara with Dr. Frank, watching the arriving passengers...

96. The Two Shark-Faced Creatures Were Dragging at my Arms and Legs

I read the telegram for the second time. Then I folded it up, put it in my pocket, and pressed the little button on my desk. My mind was made up.

97. Escaping the Golden Cage, Strapped to Polter's Chest

Join the escape of George, Babs, and Polter from an atomic realm, as they confront danger, shrinking landscapes, and a desperate gamble for freedom.

98. The People of the Hives

The surface of the Earth was one vast building, like a hive, and to each human being was allotted by law a certain abiding place.

99. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1931: The Tentacles From Below - Chapter X

100. A Strange Metal Creature Comes to Earth on a Dreadful Mission

HE sat in a small half-darkened booth well over in the corner—the man with the strangely glowing blue-green eyes.

101. Feyd-Rautha: The Best Thing About Dune Part Two

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen stole the spotlight in Dune: Part Two. Discover why Austin Butler’s performance made him the film’s most compelling villain.

102. L'Envoi

MY solution of the message practically ends the story.

103. Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1931: Beyond the Vanishing Point - Chapter I

104. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930: The Pirate Planet - Chapter IX

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105. A Catalog of Eternal Moments

An offer you don't want to refuse. Or, at any rate, won't.

106. The Electrical Eavesdropper

I realized that he could not be aware we knew he was the murderer.

107. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931: The Fifth-Dimension Catapult - Chapter V

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108. The Lake of Light

Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. VOL. VI, No. 1 - The Lake of Light

109. The Fight on the Tower Balcony

Whether the watchmen came in to see a ghost of me lying there on the floor I did not know, nor did I care. I whirled into the shadows.

110. The King's Henchman

Hope approached him and knelt. Derek and I could hear their voices, although the babble of the crowd went on.

111. A Beginner's Guide for Alien Invaders

Exclusively on HackerNoon! An original never-before-published science fiction story!

112. Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1931: Beyond the Vanishing Point - Chapter XI

113. Murder Madness: Chapter V 'The Trade Which Does Not Exist has Its Obligations'

The Trade—which does not exist—has its obligations and its code, but also it has its redeeming features.

114. Recaptured

"Where are we?" each demanded of the other, as they staggered out.

115. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930: The Ape-Men of Xlotli - Chapter IX

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