The new audio books Ray Bradbury with celebrity narrators arrive
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Hello, my Small underwater volcanoes! In the overview of recent science fiction and fantasy ties, I have things to share with you on the new audio books Ray Bradbury, the new books of Ar Capetta and Oliver Darkshire, a brand new color, and more!
Simon & Schuster to publish the new audio books Ray Bradbury with celebrity narrators
Simon & Schuster should publish new editions of Ray Bradbury’s seminal works on audio, featuring celebrity narrators. It starts on May 6 with Fahrenheit 451Tented by Penn Badgley. Then, Marin Ireland, Ari Fliakos and Prentice Onayemi tell The illustrated manJune 3 for the 75th anniversary of Martian chroniclesLevar Burton will lend his voice to a new edition on July 1. And Paul Giamatti will tell a new edition of Something bad in this way comesout September 30.
“Bradbury was born in Waukegan, ill. On August 22, 1920. During his prolific career, he published more than 30 books and 600 news, many in science fiction, fantasy and genres of horror, until his death in 2012 at the age of 91.
“Bradbury was recipient in 2004 of the National Arts Medal and held distinctions such as the national medal of the National Book Foundation for a distinguished contribution to American letters and a special quote from the Pulitzer Prize. Also a screenwriter winner of an Emmy, Bradbury wrote scripts for programs like The twilight zone And Alfred Hitchcock presents. “” People has all the details.
Two new strange advances in science
“Scientists have designed a method to divert the human eye” does not look like something you want to happen, but in this case, it relates to seeing the colors. Scientists have found a way to manually encourage a new color in the eyeballs of five people. The color, described as being in the blue-green family, has been called “olo”. (Look only once?) “Retina control at this granular level could open new ways of studying vision,” said the researchers. For example, scientists could use the system to reproduce the effects of different eye diseases to better understand the loss of vision they trigger. ”
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And what could be more foreign than that? How about 3D holograms that you can really touch? Researchers from the public university of Navarra (UPNA) have Designed a way to move 3D holograms in the air in hand.
“What we see in films and holograms generally call volumetric displays,” explains Bouzbib, the main author of the study. “These are graphics that appear in the air and can be seen from different angles without the need to wear virtual reality glasses. They are called true-3D graphics. ” She adds that “they are particularly interesting because they allow the” Come and Interact “paradigm, which means that users simply approach a device and start using it.”
Read an extract of Costumes for time travelers by Ar Capetta!
Reactor has an exclusive look At the next romance in time traveling there by ar capetta Costumes for time travelers. It is Calisto and Fawkes, who are discovering in the city of Pocket, where the costumes were made for time travelers, and a romance begins.
From the publisher: “Whoever hiked in time knows the city of Pocket. This is the place where travelers reach for the first time after they moved away from their native time, passing to any other when. In Calisto, Pocket is at home. They love their grandmother’s shop, which is filled with clothes from all eras that are used to make costumes for travelers. Boots of time when he was young and has stumbled for eras. travelers, to be deleted. »»
Costumes for time travelers By Ar Capetta will be released on May 27, 2025 from Candlewick.
And read an extract from Isabella Nagg and the basil pot By Oliver Darkshire!
And reactor too I had a first look To the first comfortable fantasy Isabella Nagg and the basil potby Once upon a time there was a volume Author Oliver Darkshire. It is a reimagination of the story of a heroine of Decameron de Boccaccio, with “speaking plants, walking corpses, sensitive animals and wizards that change their shape”. How can you pass that ??! And there are also mushrooms, if it’s your thing.
From the publisher: “In a tiny firm by the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg tries to continue with his little and miserable existence. Divide her time between tolerating her without bankrupt husband, taking care of the strange animals of the farm, cooking ‘`Scarnge’ ‘and cringing her basil house. Spell Book Purloïned from the local assistant, she thinks: What harm could do a little magic?
10 essential science fiction action films
And to finish, a list of collisive of 10 essential science fiction action films. Annnd here is where I tell you that I have never seen The matrix. I know, I know. I have the impression of having seen it, because I can name several actors there, and I know the red and blue pills and the action scenes of folded balls. Maybe I’m going to make it a goal to watch it this year.
I saw all the other films on the list except Edge of Tomorrow. (I find that Tom Cruise is Meh.) I even saw five of these films in the theater in their first weeks of release, the oldest being Independence daythat I went to see the twentieth anniversary. (Lol Sob.) What science fiction action films would you make on this list? What did you surprise? (*cough* Starship Troopers *cough*)
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