Tag Archives: science fiction

Some trends in the SFF genre that I don’t enjoy at all

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Cora

Library Journal has an extensive article on new trends and new books in fantasy and science fiction. The article actually does a good job of highlighting new work both in established subgenres as well as new developments. But it is … Continue reading →

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A Poll with Predictable Results

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Cora

National Public Radio has released its publicly voted upon list of the 100 best SF and fantasy novels. Very unsurprisingly, the list is heavily weighed towards “the classics” (Lord of the Rings at No. 1, Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy … Continue reading →

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Too Hot To Post

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Cora

We’ve had really unpleasant hot and humid weather these past few days. So far, we’ve been lucky with a summer that was not very hot at all, but today and yesterday really reminded me why summer is not my favourite … Continue reading →

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Dog Day Disasters – and a Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Cora

We’re in the middle of the so-called dog days, i.e. the hottest and most unpleasant days of summer, ruled by Sirius, the dog star. Of course, this year it’s not hot at all, at least in Germany. Today, the highest … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, it just hits a bit too close to home

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Cora

The phone system is working again – at least for now. There was no exterior intervention, it just suddenly worked again. However, I’m still having online trouble such as getting assigned weird IP addresses. Plus, I cannot access certain sites … Continue reading →

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Women writers, international writers, marginalized writers

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Cora

Today, for the first time since the whole Strunk and White madness erupted (chronicled here for anybody who hasn’t read it yet), my top search string for the day is something other than some combination of Strunk, White and fanfiction. … Continue reading →

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Gender roles in SFF romance hybrids

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Cora

Right now, there are a couple of interesting discussions about gender roles in hybrid forms between the speculative fiction genres and the romance genre, that is urban fantasy, paranormal romance, futuristic romance, SF romances, etc… attackfish has a great Bittercon* … Continue reading →

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A Quick Linkdump about Gender, Marriage and Smurfs

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Cora

I have to get up early, because I have to take my Dad to the airport, so here’s just a quick linkdump: The discussion on the invisibility of women in science fiction is still going strong with an SF Signal … Continue reading →

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Speculative fiction by women – and what exactly are the neighbours hiding in their garden anyway?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Cora

Even though I didn’t have school today – Pentecost holidays, hurray – I’m awfully tired. First of all, my sleep this morning was cut short by an infernal noise that turned out to be my stupid neighbours from across the … Continue reading →

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Just a Lot of Links

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Cora

The discussion about the relative lack of women writers in the science fiction genre, particularly in the UK, is still going strong, though by now it has morphed into a discussion of how to define feminist SF. Timmi Duchamp on … Continue reading →

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