EUtopias and Other Futures: A European Journal of Science Fiction

Super-haunting supermoon over London ( by user Colin at Wikimedia ). By Péter MARTON ** Join the  European Science Fiction group  on Facebook for related discussions. ** It's been a real struggle to get to this point, but -- finally -- here is a new post for the blogzine. Hopefully it will be followed by others over the coming period. The inspiration (and, even more importantly, the time available) came for this at a major international academic conference on the relationship between migration and poverty, as the experience interfered with my load of daily fiction which I happened to read in the evening prior to the first day of the conference, from Clarke's World's latest issue: a piece by Sara Saab , a Londoner of Lebanese origin who, by her present working location, falls under the jurisdiction of European SF. After a conference where I listened to a lot of really interesting presentations, including about OLAs (Onward Latin American migrants) in London...

By Péter MARTON ** Join the European Science Fiction group on Facebook for related discussions. ** Based on a children's book by British author Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines hit the cinemas last December. It is certainly interesting as a piece of European science fiction as it shows far future London and other cities, the cities on wheels known as the Traction Cities in the book, as resource-devouring monstrous structures which you can't help but think metropolises actually are, as we speak. The greed of cities that persists even in the post-apocalypse is clearly a bit of an anti-Capitalist theme here (the scenes from the movie, of people cheering as London captures Salzhaken or as it meets the Capitalist Frontier in the Shield Wall of Shan Guo, may remind one of a shareholder meeting where the juicy takeover of another company is on the agenda). London, rolling, with St. Paul's on top    The idea is thus serious enough and regardless of Brexit it is Euro...

Brighton Pier, for reasons explained below - picture by Jean Housen (Wikimedia Commons) By Péter MARTON ** Join the European Science Fiction group on Facebook for related discussions. ** Science fiction would not be what it is today if it wouldn't deal with the topic of climate change as a very prominent subject. Many stories address Europe's future as it may be impacted by related processes, and to do a comprehensive review of all those that are relevant in this respect would be... wonderful! For lack of time, and in appreciation of all the collective wisdom out there, however, this brief post only looks to sow some seeds, mention a few works, call attention to the issue, and, basically, invite others to point out further, other works that pertain to our interests here, in the comments... if there are other survivors out there ready to make such comments. (1) One of the first authors who come to mind, historically speaking, is J. G. Ballard (a.k.a. James ...