Let’s begin by stating that Tom Ough’s The Anti-Catastrophe League is rather a triumph, the sort of book that one imagines being read in a comfortable armchair, with a roaring fire, a glass of excellent port, and perhaps an escape plan in case the supervolcano erupts mid-sentence. Mr Ough has set himself the enviable task …
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Hyperion – Dan Simmons Chaucer with Plasma Rifles, Pilgrimage with Purpose, and the Empire of Man at a Crossroads If The Canterbury Tales were rewritten aboard a torchship headed for the edge of annihilation, and every pilgrim carried a PhD, a sidearm, and a tragic backstory, you might find yourself somewhere near Hyperion, a novel …
by Douglas Adams The End of the World, with a Cup of Tea and a Very British Towel If Anglofuturism had a slightly eccentric uncle who drank Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters for breakfast and still insisted on the importance of a well-folded towel, it would be The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. On the surface, …
One part philosophical sparkplug, one part cultural handbook, this gem doesn’t just define Anglofuturism, it embodies it. Whether waxing lyrical about stoic engineers or detailing the aesthetics of a gentleman’s orbital workstation, d’Albini invites readers to join a movement not of protest, but of purposeful building. The tone? Rousingly optimistic, with just the right hint …