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Precepted by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Science Fiction Portal

February 2026

Rebellions Are Built On Hope: Andor, Season 1 Hybrid

Precepted by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis

All Modules in Science Fiction Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part I: Dune)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part III: The Prophet)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part II: Muad’dib)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Ha! Ha! You’re Mine!	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Gothic Literature Monsters Romanticism Science Fiction
Book Club: Hunters of Dune (Sequels of Dune: Part 1)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone	Laurel Stevens	Fantasy Studies Sector	Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel
Book Club: Sandworms of Dune (Sequels of Dune: Part 2)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction
Constructed and Fictional Languages in Science Fiction	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Invented Languages Linguistics Science Fiction
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module)	Creative Writing Team Member	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Dune: A Study in Adaptation	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Film Studies Science Fiction Video Games
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot	Dr. Patrick Malloy	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Science Fiction Time Travel
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot: Agency	Dr. Patrick Malloy	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction
Geology of Fictional Worlds	Shawn Gaffney	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Babylon 5: Who Are You?	Dr. Faith Acker	Fantasy Studies Sector	Science Fiction
Imagination Unhinged at the End of the World Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Koke Saavedra	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy Gothic Literature Latin American Studies Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Women's Studies
Imagination Unhinged at the End of the World: Chile’s Extraordinary Science Fiction and Fantasy I	Dr. Koke Saavedra	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy Gothic Literature Latin American Studies Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Women's Studies
Imagination Unhinged at the End of the World: Chile’s Extraordinary Science Fiction and Fantasy II	Dr. Koke Saavedra	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy Gothic Literature Latin American Studies Science Fiction Speculative Fiction Women's Studies
Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling	Christopher Bartlett	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Creative Writing Fantasy Metaphysics Monsters Music Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing Sector	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
The Hunger Games Book Club (Book 2: Catching Fire)	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
The Hunger Games Book Club (Book 3: Mockingjay)	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
The Hunger Games Book Club (Book 4: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
The Hunger Games Book Club (Book 5: Sunrise on the Reaping)	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
The Hunger Games Book Club (Series of 5 Hybrid Modules) Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle: The Dispossessed	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Le Guin Philosophy Science Fiction Utopias
Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle: The Left Hand of Darkness	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Gender Studies Le Guin Science Fiction
Loving the Alien	Jennie Starstuff	General Humanities Sector	Fantasy Science Fiction
Meet The Last Man	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Gothic Literature History Romanticism Science Fiction Time Travel
Rebellions Are Built On Hope: A Star Wars Series Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction Star Wars
Rebellions Are Built On Hope: Andor, Season 1	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction Star Wars
Rebellions Are Built On Hope: Andor, Season 2	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction Star Wars
Rebellions Are Built On Hope: Rogue One and A New Hope	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction Star Wars
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Force	Joshua Sosa	Fantasy Studies Sector	Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Star Wars
The Andre Norton Nebula Award	Sparrow F. Alden Dr. Sara Brown	General Humanities Sector	Children’s Literature Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult Fiction
The Anime Films of Shinkai Makoto 新海誠	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anime East Asian Studies Film Studies Japan Science Fiction
The Hunger Games Book Club (Book 1: The Hunger Games)	Dr. Amy H. Sturgis	General Humanities Sector	Dystopian Literature Science Fiction Young Adult Literature
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Justice	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Mercy	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Sword	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Unpacking a Sci-Fi Masterwork in Three Acts Non-Sequential Series	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
"The Last of Us" in Adaptation	Dominic Nardi	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Film Studies Science Fiction Video Games
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
Video Game Storytelling	Dominic Nardi	General Humanities Sector	Digital Humanities Fairy Tales Science Fiction Video Games
Video Game Studies	Wesley Schantz	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Anime Children’s Literature Digital Humanities Film Studies History Japan Monsters Music Philosophy Poetry Science Fiction Video Games
Who's Best? Who's Worst? The Highs and Lows of Classic Doctor Who	Jay Moses	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy Film Studies Science Fiction
Writers' Workshop Writing the Other: The Different Body Problem	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Monsters Science Fiction Weird Fiction Workshops

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