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Jahoclave I think, the thing that they forgot to mention in their interviews is that science fiction is not just about spaceships blowing up. Come to think of it, having read a book for most of those authors in a sci-fi class last semester, I don't think a single one of them had a spaceship blow up. However, it continues to impress me not just of how good of writers these people are, but how well educated they are. There's something to be said about academics in the future of sci-fi.-
EmilyBlips Well, that's the key, right? To get some science in there? Also: so jealous of your s.f. class. I guess I did take an honors seminar in Monster Lit, though ;D-
Jahoclave Great, now I'm jealous of your Monster Lit seminar.
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The future of science fiction
Gareth L Powell - science fiction writer —
... Read all these contributions in full at: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14757-science-fiction-special-the-future-of-a-genre.html ...
The Future of Sci-Fi
Biology in Science Fiction —
This week's issue of New Scientist has a special focus on science fiction. They asked a number of science fiction authors what the future holds for science fiction. ...
New Scientist special sf issue available
SFScope —
... ). The science fiction special, subtitled "The future of a genre", appears in print in the 15 November issue, and it's available now on the web at this link . As part of the issue, they ask "What does the future hold for the genre of science fiction?" and get answers from Margaret Atwood, Stephen Baxter, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Nick Sagan. They also review several books, post the results of their readers' poll (favorite films: Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey ; favorite books: Frank Herbert's Dune and Isaac Asimov's Foundation ...
Six Writers Speculate on Science Fiction's Future [Futurism]
io9 —
... The default probability is bad - not just dystopia but catastrophe, a mass extinction event that we will have caused and then suffered ourselves. That's a story we should tell, repeatedly, but it's only half the probability zone. It is also within our powers to create a sustainable permaculture in a healthy biosphere. The issue also features meta-science fictional predictions from Margaret Atwood, Stephen Baxter, and Nick Sagan. The Science Fiction Issue [via New Scientist]
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SF Tidbits for 11/15/08
SF Signal —
... New Scientist asks Margaret Atwood, Stephen Baxter, William Gibson, Ursula K Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Nick Sagan: Is science fiction dying? ...
Special Linkanomics
Torque Control —
... It’s a while since the last link-dump, so some of these are a little stale now, but since this is as much for my future reference as your benefit:
New Scientist’s science fiction special includes views of the future of sf by Kim Stanley Robinson, William Gibson, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K Le Guin, Nick Sagan and Stephen Baxter
From the BBC Archives: a report on science fiction, March 1962
Fiction:
Book View Cafe: “a consortium of over twenty professional authors ...
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