From over 800 entries, Aurealis has announced its 2013 awards finalists. The Aurealis Awards are Australia’s premier speculative fiction awards. Continue reading
Category Archives: Science Fiction
50 Years of Doctor Who
What an accomplishment, 50 years of Doctor Who.
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction televison programme produced by the BBC.
The Doctor is a Time Lord, time travelling humanoid alien.
Help celebrate 50 years by borrowing a DVD or book today.
Read Watch Play June 2013 – Faraway
Join Parramatta Library as we participate in the Read Watch Play reading theme for June
FARAWAY
What do you think of when you read far far away?
Does it take you back to reading fairy stories or does it make you think of other stories/histories which take place far far away?
Does it make you think of travel to places #faraway?
Or of science fiction, space travel and exploration?
Or is it of fantasy with creatures and ideas from #faraway?
What places seem #faraway to you? They may be countries or worlds away, or only a few blocks, suburbs or towns away? Continue reading
Hugo Awards 2013
The Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year.
The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine ‘Amazing Stories’.
Nominations for the Best Novel of 2013 are: Continue reading
Spring Reading 2012
Wondering what to read or what’s new, what’s popular? Here is our Spring Reading at Parramatta City Library.