Under Alien Skies Will Fuel the Next Generation of Sci-Fi
WiredPhil Plait, creator of the popular astronomy blog Bad Astronomy, credits his interest in outer space partly to his childhood love of science fiction movies such as Angry Red Planet and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. “I’m a huge science fiction dork,” Plait says in Episode 541 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. I love science fiction.” In his new book, Under Alien Skies, Plait explores what various cosmic vistas would look like for a person who was physically present, studying them with ordinary human eyesight. So I say ‘You are at this planet,’ ‘You are standing on the bridge of your starship,’ ‘You are standing there watching a dust storm approach you on Mars.’ And that way hopefully it’s even more of an immersive experience for the reader.” Plait hopes that the book will serve as a valuable resource for filmmakers and science fiction authors looking to inject an extra dose of reality into their speculative visions.
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