Native
by Eric Cline — A veterinarian confronts his native heritage when dealing with a trapped wild Grandee, better known to the public as a Bigfoot.
Children of the Thousand Days
by Peter Charron — When the next generation of Earth's children are infected with an alien language, the response is widespread fear and violence. Who will protect the children when even their parents wonder if they are still human?
What does “Communication and Information” mean anyway?
What do we mean when we talk about "Communication and Information?" That's quite a broad topic, don't you think? After all, everything we say and write is information, and every act of sharing constitutes communication. How can we center the theme of Ad Astra around such a nebulous concept?
Theme Songs for Strange Creatures
Have you ever wondered what an alien song might sound like? Would it even need to be transmitted by sound waves? What if the song is telepathic or carried by a bacterium directly to the audience member’s central processing unit?
Welcome!
Welcome to James Gunn's Ad Astra We are launching with lots of room to grow. Which is a polite way of saying: "We're Under Construction!" But here's the exciting part: We want to hear from you! Leave your hopes, dreams, and aspirations in our comments box. Let us know what you'd like to see from [...]
Speculative Fiction and the Editorial Stance
The Editorial Influence Every venue for publishing speculative fiction, in all of its forms, is inevitably limited in an important way: the tastes of the editor. At one time, the opinions of a few people shaped science fiction as a whole. John W. Campbell, for example, created the Golden Age of Science Fiction by choosing [...]
What is Ad Astra?
James Gunn's Ad Astra is an online resource for authors, scholars, and anyone interested in speculative fiction to share their ideas on how the genre has developed into its current forms, what's happening in speculative fiction right now, and what might happen next. It can sometimes be difficult to locate serious, academically sound studies or [...]