Synthesized Sunsets
Kevin Kodama, Ken Liu, Lillian Wang Selonick, Gordon Anderson, Mike RobinsonSynthesized Sunsets is a magazine and podcast about speculative fiction, romanticism and the evolution of popular culture. Every few months, a new "season" of the magazine will be released, complete with an aesthetic theme (e.g. the ocean).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 97 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 2 days ago |
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Synthesized Sunsets Newsletter #2
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XXVIII: There Is No Antimemetics Division w/ qntm
This week’s guest is qntm: he is most well known as the author of There Is No Antimemetics Division, a sci-fi horror novel depicting humanity’s battles against malevolent entities which erase all memory of their presence. He also has writte...
The Brilliance & Excess of "The Wandering Inn"
This post contains minor spoilers for The Wandering Inn.
The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563)
Introduction
That we cannot be one another, that we cannot be what we consume, that we cannot be the whole world and can...
Synthesized Sunsets Newsletter #1
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SPRING 2026: THE EXCESS ISSUE
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (1510)
Welcome to the spring issue of Synthesized Sunsets: a magazine about speculative fiction and the future of popular culture! After an unexpected Jeopardy-shaped delay last issue, we...
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Writing and podcasting about the global canon of speculative fiction at Synthesized Sunsets
Author of THE GRACE OF KINGS and THE PAPER MENAGERIE.
Reviews of classic literature & sci-fi. Past lives: science publisher, UChicago Classics BA, college radio punk/folk DJ. Chicago-born, DC-based.
speculative fiction fan writing and podcasting at Synthesized Sunsets
Author/screenwriter/illustrator
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