10,000 sf/fantasy novels published since 1960 and at least 5000 before? i was a pretty heavy sf reader back then and running out of quality sf, so that i was driven to reading heroic "doc" smith, lensmen, and robert e. howard, "conan the conqueror" series.
today there is much more quality sf to read, but much of what is published are series commissioned by publishers targeting the adolescent "sci-fi" and fantasy market - authors like anne mccaffrey, terry pratchet, j.j. rowling, and piers anthony et al, that pander to formula character, and plot driven scenarios (just my opinion). even authors like s.m. stirling (author of stand alone novel. "conquistador") are writing linked series - "island in the sea of time", "dies the fire" and "sunrise lands", and george rr martin - on the ny times bestselling list with his fantasy series, "a song of ice and fire". i don't know about the rest of you, but i weary of recycled plots and characters, whether written, or in dramatic form. still, i prefer the new st and bsg, to the old, by far... i even enjoy drooling over all the cleavage in the sarah conner and bionic woman episodes... i know i shouldn't complain because it is getting some kids to read media sci-fi spin-offs and graphic novels, instead of playing violent video games all day... back in the fifties, when i was a kid, i would play baseball until it was too dark to see, and at night, read heinlein and norton (under the bed covers with a flashlight). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
