Charlie Finlay said in the comments on the last post that, for the past several years, every SF novel he’s read has seemed this way, which is why he’s trended towards fantasy. So I put some thought into what SF novels I had read recently. The Execution Channel was the most recent one. Holy smokes, […]
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On the Merits of Asking What You Hate (or Love)
Jason Stoddard has asked “What do you Hate Most about SF Short Fiction?”. I must say, I was disappointed with the responses. There’s no consistency among the comments, just like there’s no consistency in the tastes of any large, diverse audience. I haven’t gotten to read the Something Awful responses yet, but I am looking […]
Be a Positive Force in Fandom, Not an Asshole
by Jeremiah Tolbert on Aug 19, 2009 (43) Comments
If there was one thing that drew me in particular to genre fandom as a whole, it was the boundless and unashamed enthusiasm that genre fans had. Fans loved things, and their passion was worn on their sleeves. They weren’t ashamed to like science fiction in general, or, say, Star Trek in particular, despite there […]