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Rizla · 05-29-2011, 10:41 PM

The Death of Science Fiction

Is it dead? I can't work it out. You only have to read these boards to see how many fans like Science-fiction, but where is the new science-fiction? Look in the bookstore under the now tiny fantasy / science-fiction section, and you'll see it's 90% epic wannabe-Tolkien fantasy. Virtually no Science-fiction, and what I do see there is old or spiritless.

There is good science-fiction out there, but it's not recognized. Look at the author of the above link, a very successful Canadian author named Robert J. Sawyer. No offense Mr. Sawyer, you seem like a good guy, but I tried one of your books and I didn't finish it. Whereas I found Darwinia by the little known Robert Charles Wilson and was blown away. I then found Spin by the same author and was reminded of the greats, of Childhood's End. Yet he has little recognition.

So what happened? Did people stop believing in the future? We went to the Moon, or America did anyway, and never went back. Has our love affair with the final frontier ended because you can't make any money out of it?

05-29-2011, 10:41 PM	#1
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Is Science Fiction dead? The Death of Science Fiction Is it dead? I can't work it out. You only have to read these boards to see how many fans like Science-fiction, but where is the new science-fiction? Look in the bookstore under the now tiny fantasy / science-fiction section, and you'll see it's 90% epic wannabe-Tolkien fantasy. Virtually no Science-fiction, and what I do see there is old or spiritless. There is good science-fiction out there, but it's not recognized. Look at the author of the above link, a very successful Canadian author named Robert J. Sawyer. No offense Mr. Sawyer, you seem like a good guy, but I tried one of your books and I didn't finish it. Whereas I found Darwinia by the little known Robert Charles Wilson and was blown away. I then found Spin by the same author and was reminded of the greats, of Childhood's End. Yet he has little recognition. So what happened? Did people stop believing in the future? We went to the Moon, or America did anyway, and never went back. Has our love affair with the final frontier ended because you can't make any money out of it?