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more about #anthologies Greasy Breakfast: I simply don't care. I read what I like, and I write what I like. #books more » Therem: I have a bunch of these stories in other anthologies, but I still might have to buy this book. It looks great! On a nitpicky note, you spelled Le Gui... more » Zyg: "To me these concerns over genre distinctions are silly but will probably never go away." You are so right on! It is ridiculous. I don't get why the... more » dnwilliams: Playing Devil's Advocate: What if all those li-fi writers disassociating themselves from what we've come to recognise as the genre are the true SF au... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Good post Grey Area--I'm heading to Amazon right now to add this to my wish list. You get bonus points for working your own handle into the descripti... more » firstofnormalin: "The Nine Billion Names of God." Did somebody borrow something there? At any rate, by the definition of the Literati, "literature" cannot include SF.... more » Pope John Peeps II: I used to have patience for people who keep bring Atwood into this discussion, but that whole thing is starting to really irritatingly creep up on me.... more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: That sounds pretty damn good, actually - pay day may have come at just the right time... Just a thought, apropos of almost nothing - why don't publis... more » jbq: I once again bow in awe for my mentor in all things literary. You will single-handedly destroy me, financially. #books more » zwaloo: "The Ziggurat" by Wolfe is a terrifying story. Not because it's a horror story, though. Because it is an excellent exercise in unreliable narrator th... more » ExtensionOfBob: I am very much looking forward to checking out this book. The debate is headache enducing but I think is still one worth engaging in. I think the firs... more » galatea2.2: This certainly intrigues. Speaking of the borderlines between mainstream and SF, is there anyone else wondering why Richard Powers (author of such no... more » 92BuickLeSabre: Nice work. There can't possibly be another site with a more impressive commenter cadre. I stay in awe of you crazy kids. #books more » Moff: Twice now, Hsiang, you have made me want to actually go out and get the book in question with your review. (The other time was The City & the City.) T... more » mordicai: Anything Gene Wolfe says is both truer than anything you'll ever hear, & immediately suspect. He is the ultimate unreliable narrator! #books more » Wookie1972: I could have sworn that said Dom DeLuise rather than Don DeLillo. Didn't know Captain Chaos was so sci fi. #books more » Wookie1972: Vonnegut never abandoned sci fi, or at least he always had respect for sci fi authors. Atwood, on the other hand... #books more » dragonfliet: I think it's an important thing to keep in mind. I love sci-fi but I am constantly annoyed at how terrible, how trite and how pathetic much of it is. ... more » Chuck: "Does it even freakin' matter any more?" Nope. I think it did once upon a time, when so much genre fiction had horrific characterization. Certainly... more » lazyeight: Tell a non-Genre reader about a scifi book you are reading and if you could see the image in their brain it would be a foxy babe in torn clothing bein... more » -
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The Secret History of Science Fiction
Tachyon Publications has a new anthology out called The Secret History of Science Fiction. It centers around a subject that has sparked countless debates and rants among Science Fiction fans. And no, it's not River Tam vs. James T. Kirk.
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The Year's Most Important SF Anthology Is Out Now
If you wish science fiction would have a bit more actual science (and focus on the near future instead of the year 5 billion), you'll be thrilled that When It Changed, an anthology pairing scientists and SF authors, is out. More » -
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John Joseph Adams Sees Your Dystopian Future, Starts A Magazine
John Joseph Adams has put out some of the most entertaining themed anthologies in the past few years, taking in zombies, vampires and interstellar civilizations. Now he's putting out an anthology of dystopian fiction, and starting an online fiction magazine. More » -
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60 Years Of Strange Parables And Unsettling Discoveries, In One Volume
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction has been at the forefront of genre short fiction for sixty years. And current editor Gordon Van Gelder had the unenviable task of choosing just 23 stories to represent those six decades.
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Sherlock Holmes Ventures Into A Fog Of Monsters And Weird Science
In anticipation of that upcoming movie with that guy who was in Weird Science, Night Shade Books presents The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The game is afoot! Or perhaps atentacle. More » -
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Space Opera Has Come Of Age — But Has It Left Humans Behind?
Space opera has come a long, galaxy-spanning way since 1941. With a second book in the New Space Opera series out this summer, we examine the genre's origins, and see how the new book compares.
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All the Alternate Histories in "Other Earths"
Explore all the myriad ways of alternate history in Other Earths (DAW Books), ten new stories and a kickass must-read Lucius Shepard novella in a collection edited by Nick Gevers and Jay Lake. More » -
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A New Book Will Explain Why The Universe Doesn't Return Our Calls
A new anthology, coming from Daw Books in 2010, will feature a bunch of stories that provide different answers to the Fermi Paradox: If extraterrestrial life should be common, why don't we hear from it? More » -
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Visions That Are Only Dangerous In Their Afterimage
Eclipse Two, the second volume of Jonathan Strahan's original anthology series, lives up to its hype. Some of the genre's strongest short-story writers ply their trade, with no goal but to tell solid speculative tales.
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Is Short Science Fiction Moving To Original Anthologies?
Are magazines no longer going to be the source of the best short science fiction? Maybe. Two pieces of news make me wonder. More »
