bordersblog.com - 10/25/2009
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Hey Matt: I agree about the explosion in pop culture at the moment, and it is a blast. I worry that it might be more of a Silver Age than a Golden Age, though–that it might be more allusive (and re-use-ive) than creative.
I felt that way a few years ago when all of a sudden [...]
orbitbooks.net - 10/21/2009
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orbitbooks.net —
I recently read (I think it was in
a blog by our revered leader Tim Holman) that...
the urban fantasy genre is now well and truly kicking the arse of traditional epic fantasy, in terms of sales and indeed media attention. And fantasy books, as all SF ...
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Is this the Golden Age of SF (and if not, WHY NOT?)
theendoftheuniverse.ca - 10/22/2009
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theendoftheuniverse.ca —
As I've written numerous times before, science fiction
fans and critics worry a lot about whether science...
fiction is dead or dying. Some suggest that since we're living in the future we predicted, then we are now living in a post-science ...
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We are living in science fiction's true Golden Age
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October 26, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... Manuscript Need to Be Illustrated? FOR THE LAST TIME: NO. PJ Nunn on The Buzz You Have to Do Yourself. Alison Janssen on Identity and Recognition. Pat Holt on What To Do When the Mainstream Yawns (and Spends): Pt 2. David B. Coe on Our Books, Warts and All. Alexandra Sokoloff on First, you need an idea. Elizabeth Bear on This is a story of true love and perseverance. James Enge on Golden Age or Silver Age? Matt Sturges on The Ultimate Performing Art. ...
SF Tidbits for 10/26/09
SF Signal —
... Authors Really Their Characters?, Deconstructing Cory Doctorow's "Experiment", and What is Cory Doing Right? Sara Antill on It's the End of the World as We Know It. SMD on Book Shopping Etiquette. Rich Horton on Summary: Analog, 2009. Megan Crewe on The Education of a Speculative Fiction Fan (and Writer) Elizabeth Bear on This is a story of true love and perseverance. James Enge on Golden Age or Silver Age? Matt Sturges on The Ultimate Performing Art.
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