The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece about a fundamentalist Christian theocracy that overthrows the U.S. government and enslaves women to be childbearing “Handmaids”, turns 30 years old this fall. The novel remains as relevant—and as haunting—today as it was when it first appeared in 1985.
Read moreHBO's Game of Thrones: There's a Little Lannister in All of Us
Amanda Baldeneaux and Lisa Mahoney ponder what makes A Game of Thrones, the HBO series based upon George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire so popular around the world.
Read moreTrope Reversals and Smart Smut: Gabaldon's OUTLANDER Merits the Hype
Social media hype for all things Scottish is escalating in anticipation of the second season premiere of OUTLANDER, the Starz TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldan's book, in which an intrepid WWII British ex-combat nurse, Claire Randall, travels back in time to the rebellious Scottish Highlands of 1743. After binge watching the first season and customizing our own 'I Like it Scot' poster, Unbound Writers, Amanda Baldeneaux and CH Lips weigh in on the pivotal topics: Claire as Superheroine, Novel vs. Show and an astute Smut Ranking of the book/show's hottest moments.
Read more"The Road": Carrying the Fire
Finding hope among the ashes of Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic masterpiece.
Read more"Possession" and A.S. Byatt's Uses of Enchantment
In her Booker-winning Possession, A.S. Byatt interweaves wild fairy tales and romantic poetry among a stolidly realist novel. But who can say 'no' to a beautiful mermaid-dragon?
Read moreWelcome to Fiction Unbound!
Fiction Unbound is a space to celebrate and explore great writing in speculative fiction. Do you like elves and aliens, but also good sentences? In this inaugural post, we, your faithful contributors, introduce ourselves and share examples of the variety of fiction you’ll be seeing a lot of round here.
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