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Dune

Posted on November 17, 2021 by leslie

Dune Mark Wegierski considers Frank Herbert’s masterwork In 1985, left-wing science fiction author Judith Merril complained that most science fiction was permeated by a typology of “feudal values plus high-technology”. In truth, however, this combination makes for one of the … Continue reading →

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Conservatives and Technology

Posted on May 8, 2018 by leslie

Conservatives and Technology  By Mark Wegierski [An earlier version of this article appeared in American Outlook, Indianapolis, Indiana: The Hudson Institute, vol. 5 no. 3, Summer 2002, pp. 15-16] Many of those who demonstrate against the various international and economic … Continue reading →

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Tradition in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Posted on July 20, 2015 by leslie

Tradition in Fantasy and Science Fiction Mark Wegierski examines four main foci for traditionalist impulses in these genres [This article is based on a draft of a presentation read at the Fantastic Literature Conference, The Basic Categories of Fantastic Literature … Continue reading →

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Middle Earth v. Duniverse

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Derek Turner

Middle Earth v. Duniverse – the different worlds of Tolkien and Herbert MARK WEGIERSKI compares and contrasts two of the 20th century’s most successful fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) and Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote works that are among … Continue reading →

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