Science, Sorcery and the Familiar Unknown
When it comes to fiction, be it fantasy, sci-fi, or anything in between, the eternal question of both writer and reader is always the same: What kind of a world would I want to get pulled into? More often than not, I think we could all agree that the answer would be anything besides the one that we’re already in, am I right? Why else would we delve into the realms of the gritty and fanciful, losing ourselves to the striking down of dragons and demons, imagining ourselves as a pilot in an epic space battle? In one way or another, our minds are always on the hunt for a worthwhile adventure, hoping that at least some small portion of that awesomeness can translate over to our otherwise mundane everyday lives. We hunger for conflict, not necessarily in our own affairs, but in the dealings of others, subconsciously learning from their struggles and mistakes so that we can know how to conquer them for ourselves should the need ev...