WITHIN BEYOND
WITHIN BEYOND
A love letter to the New Age Science Fiction movement in anthology form
A love letter to the New Age Science Fiction movement in anthology form
Who speaks for Earth?
Who speaks for Earth?
In the 1960s, a group of authors brought a new level of intellectual maturity to science fiction literature, pushing the genre beyond its pulp beginnings. They explore and the radical social politics of the 60s, holding up science fiction as a mirror to civilization. The movement became known as New Wave Science Fiction and It was driven by the short story.
Within Beyond is a tribute to the new wave sci-fi. It's an anthology of sci-fi short stories and original artwork that embody the radical spirit of the movement.
In the 1960s, a group of authors brought a new level of intellectual maturity to science fiction literature, pushing the genre beyond its pulp beginnings. They explore and the radical social politics of the 60s, holding up science fiction as a mirror to civilization. The movement became known as New Wave Science Fiction and It was driven by the short story.
Within Beyond is a tribute to the new wave sci-fi. It's an anthology of sci-fi short stories and original artwork that embody the radical spirit of the movement.
Using the beyond to explore within
Using the beyond to explore within
It was a time of upheaval and change. Communist hysteria was reaching an apex in the west. Women's liberation was challenging traditional social roles. The civil rights movement was breaking well established social boundaries. America was at war in Vietnam. Society was changing and with it came both fear and hope. Science Fiction took on a new political role and used robots, aliens and other worlds to explore the tribulations of our own. They used the Beyond to explore Within.
From the hyper misogyny that drove the Space Race, to the psyche of soldiers being deployed in Vietnam, this book celebrates those who took on radical themes and changed the genre forever.
It was a time of upheaval and change. Communist hysteria was reaching an apex in the west. Women's liberation was challenging traditional social roles. The civil rights movement was breaking well established social boundaries. America was at war in Vietnam. Society was changing and with it came both fear and hope. Science Fiction took on a new political role and used robots, aliens and other worlds to explore the tribulations of our own. They used the Beyond to explore Within.
From the hyper misogyny that drove the Space Race, to the psyche of soldiers being deployed in Vietnam, this book celebrates those who took on radical themes and changed the genre forever.
Cosmic Geometry
Cosmic Geometry
The ancient Pythagorean were some of the first scientists attempting to explain the universe through logic and reason. They observed the elegance of mathematics and geometry and used it as their language to explain the universe.
Within Beyond adopts the visual motif of geometry as a symbol of humankind's curiosity and imagination to compliment the artwork and stories throughout the book.
The ancient Pythagorean were some of the first scientists attempting to explain the universe through logic and reason. They observed the elegance of mathematics and geometry and used it as their language to explain the universe.
Within Beyond adopts the visual motif of geometry as a symbol of humankind's curiosity and imagination to compliment the artwork and stories throughout the book.
