On 4/11/08, jon louis mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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).
None of those series were commissioned by publishers. They also cover a span of, what, thirty years? So not exactly recent. There has been an increase in Young Adult SF and fantasy but you would have to be pretty churlish to think this was a bad thing. I really doubt it is to the exclusion of adult fiction either. > 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". Er, yes, authors do write series. This has been going on for some time. Like you I prefer standalone books but there are still more than enough them to satisfy me > 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... Yes, the general quality of genre writing - literary or visual - has undoubtably increased. i even enjoy drooling over all > the cleavage in the sarah conner and bionic woman episodes... That's nice. > 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... Oh noes! Violent video games! Martin _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
