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Alexis Hall turns Moby-Dick into a wild sci‑fi adventure

Alexis Hall turns Moby-Dick into a wild sci‑fi adventure

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Alexis Hall reimagines Melville’s classic with space whales, AI intrigue and a bold queer twist that launches Moby-Dick into an entirely new sci‑fi universe

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In this episode of Science Quickly, author Alexis Hall discusses
Hell’s Heart, their sci‑fi reimagining of Moby-Dick. Hall dives
into how a lockdown reread of Herman Melville’s novel sparked a
vision of space whales, artificial intelligence navigators, and
Jupiter’s wild physics and explains the blend of real science,
irreverent humor and queer storytelling that powers the
novel. Recommended Reading: Hell’s Heart. Alexis Hall. Tor
Books, 2026 E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any
questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover
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produced by Kendra Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and
Jeff DelViscio. This episode was co-hosted by Bri Kane and edited
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