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    Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction

    One Author's List Of Quite Possibly Essential Science Fiction Includes William Gibson — And Event Horizon

    What Scifi Fascist Regime Would You Rather Live Under?
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    I've been finding short-story anthologies giving me more bang for my buck than novels the past year or two. And I don't think I read any of these Eclipses; trade paperbacks are too pricey.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    That's a cracking good cover.
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    11/19/09

    @JimBonJovi: Here's a site with come more of Powers' art. [home.earthlink.net]
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    11/20/09

    @Grey_Area: And I thank you, good sir.

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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    Look to find, I did.
    Where to buy?
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    11/19/09

    @phoghat: Oh duh. I added the link now. Here it is: [www.borders.com]]&searchData={productId:null,sku:null,type:0,sort:null,currPage:1,resultsPerPage:25,simpleSearch:true,navigation:0,moreValue:null,coverView:false,url:rpp%3D25%26view%3D2%26all_search%3Declipse%2Bthree%2Bstrahan%26type%3D0%26nav%3D0%26simple%3Dtrue,terms:{all_search%3Declipse+three+strahan}}&storeId=13551&sku=1597801623&ddkey=http:SearchResults
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    11/19/09

    @phoghat: I added the link to the bottom of the post....
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    If reading short fiction is labourious, how do you ever handle a novel? But if you mean reading an *anthology* is labourious, then I totally back you up. They're the ficton world's version of channel-surfing.
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    11/19/09

    @Biku: Maybe this is a rant for another post, but a lot of short fiction is just kind of uninvolving, even stuff that's good in some ways. Either it's trying too hard to do something clever, or it's just a little too bland... it's a problem I don't have with novels, at least not in the same way.
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    11/19/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: For me anthologies are like having appetizers for dinner - I love 'em. I read sf for the concepts, the new ideas, and short stories are idea showcases. I can't imagine improving on A Sound of Thunder, All You Zombies, or All the Myriad Ways with a longer form. The best of them leave you wanting more and may make you wish they were a novel, but in my experience novels that have come from short stories (e.g. Carrion Comfort, Blood Music) tend not to add much to the original effort.
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    11/19/09

    @Barnabus: I love short stories. And although the limit of my fiction writing ability was taking two quarters of short story writing thirty years ago, I do believe that it is _harder_ to write a good short story than a good novel.
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    11/19/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: You don't read the right short fiction, then. I highly recommend Ryan Boudinot's The Littlest Hitler.
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    11/19/09

    @Barnabus: yep. (couldn't thumb up yours so had to post this content-free comment)
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    Image of Biku Biku
    11/20/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: I find the same thing with a lot of short sf fiction, although not with non-genre short fiction, oddly enough.

    I would love to read an article going more in depth into the subject (*hint hint*)

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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    Hooray for the Eclipse series! I hope these yearly anthologies will win over more readers and writers to find the best that is possible in speculative fiction short stories.
    Another note, all these stories are seeing print for the first time but you will be seeing some of them again in award nomination lists and Year's Best anthologies.
    Already looking forward to Eclipse Four!
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    I just picked up Strahan's annual anthology of the year's best sci-fi and fantasy, so I'm glad to hear that I'm in good hands. These days I'm as likely to follow a good anthologist, like Gardner Dozois or David Hartwell, as I am to follow a good author.
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
    reading short fiction is laborious? what kind of a sci-fi fan are you?!??!
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    05/14/09

    In reply to One Author's List Of Quite Possibly Essential Science Fiction Includes William Gibson — And Event Horizon
    "Flatliners" and "Event Horizon"? Seriously?


    Delaney, Catigan, Gibson, sure. But "Flatliners"? If it weren't for Baby Kiefer, who'd care to watch?

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    05/14/09

    In reply to One Author's List Of Quite Possibly Essential Science Fiction Includes William Gibson — And Event Horizon
    My friend thought Harrison was bonkers for this list. I like that he includes not just books and movies but comics, music, and video games. I think there are some breakfast foods and a species of fern on here. Interesting that Tom Waits makes both his SF and Fantasy lists.
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    05/14/09

    In reply to One Author's List Of Quite Possibly Essential Science Fiction Includes William Gibson — And Event Horizon
    I wish there had been an "Event Horizon" sequel..
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    05/14/09

    @Hotscot: Event Horizon II: It Turns Out We Did Need Eyes After All
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