|
Acknowledgements
I'm currently reading Grimspace by Ann Aguirre. The worldbuilding setup, specifically the nature of interstellar travel, is virtually identical to that of This Alien Shore by CS Friedman, itself inspired by The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith. Friedman acknowledges Smith as inspiration and it was that acknowledgement that led me to read Smith's work. In other aspects (plot, characters) all three works are quite different.
In your opinion, as readers, should authors acknowledge when they have borrowed specific, key ideas from other works?
|