Parallel Worlds Issue 6

In this issue, we revisit Babylon 5 to find out why it's still relevant, take sides in the culture war in our discussion on The Rise of Skywalker, get to know the organisers of the UK's largest wargaming convention, look back at nearly 100 years of Amazing Stories Magazine, choose our own adventure, buckle up for a BattleTech retrospective, and take a look at the biggest structures in fiction. 00:00:18 - Editorial 00:02:48 - Think bigger: megastructures 00:12:42 - Faster my stompy robots: an introduction to BattleTech 00:27:40 - Board game review: Lifeform. In space, no one can hear you check for rules clarifications 00:33:33 - The Luminaries: choose your social media adventure 00:44:53 - Book review: Children of Ruin 00:49:00 - Play safe: consent in gaming 00:59:44 - Mini of the month: Authorised Bounty Hunter 01:03:25 - Pulp pioneers: Amazing Stories magazine 01:09:55 - Why watch Babylon 5? 01:22:00 - Creative equality: representation in science fiction and fantasy 01:34:46 - Self-pub review 01:40:46 - Original fiction: Lost at the Wedding 01:56:36 - Let's talk about… Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 02:10:48 - Know your community: the South London Warlords. 02:17:22 - The mysterious case of Dentara Rast