Neal Stephenson

Moon explosion

Sci-Fi novelist Neal Stephenson blows up the moon — and reshapes humanity

Books

There are some famous first lines in novels so succinct, or even jarring, that they make their way into literary history — “Call me Ishmael.” Or even, “It was a dark and stormy night.” SciFi writer Neal Stephenson, author of the new novel, Seveneves, has written a new first line that might get added to the pantheon.

A 21-foot tall model of the Transformers character Optimus Prime is displayed on the red carpet before the world premiere of the film "Transformers: Age of Extinction" in Hong Kong.

Some sci-fi writers want fewer killer robots and more vision for the future

The World

Online ‘hacktivists,’ their methods and motivations

Conflict & Justice