Interplanetary Airfaring Technology of the Nineteenth Century

by David D. Levine

My novel, Arabella of Mars, takes place in an alternate 1814 in which the solar system is full of air and you can travel to other planets by sailing ship. How could this possibly work? I spent a lot of time during the development of the book working out how interplanetary travel might be accomplished using the technology of the Napoleonic Wars.

All Roads Lead To Galactic Rome

by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan

And here we are in the south of the city on the Via Appia, at the foot of the Caelian hill. We’re going to travel clockwise around the city, finishing at the Colosseum, where we’ll board a shuttle for the last part of the tour. Note the elegant channels of light-emitting crystal that infuse the marble beneath our feet.

The Power of a Great Time Travel Story

by Ann VanderMeer

"Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life." —Robert Louis Stevenson

A few months ago I was interviewed on BBC4 Radio along with Dr. Ronald Mallett, a physicist from the University of Connecticut. Our subject was time travel. Some might find it odd that a fiction editor promoting a new anthology would be appearing on a show with a noted scientist to talk honestly about time travel. But Dr. Mallett isn’t just any scientist.

On the Road: Author Events in July

Tor/Forge authors are on the road in July! Once a month, we’re collecting info about all of our upcoming author events. Check and see who’ll be coming to a city near you.

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