Comments on: Science Fiction Trick or Treat

By: Looking back at Science Fiction in 2012… « Rosie Oliver

Looking back at Science Fiction in 2012… « Rosie Oliver — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:21:49 +0000

[...] the why question is an understanding of the state of science fiction. When I drew the graph (see here), it came as no surprise science fiction was flat-lining compared to fantasy and horror. What I [...]

By: Science Fiction, Literary Techniques and Real Inventions « Rosie Oliver

Science Fiction, Literary Techniques and Real Inventions « Rosie Oliver — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:54:53 +0000

[...] Before I try to answer those questions, let’s take a look at the economic cycle. We are in what they call a depression, though I would prefer to call it post-recession. Recessions are exactly the time when the engineering firms are looking around for new tech ideas to bolster their product lines. I suspect the slight rise in the number of new science fiction novels seen over the last couple of years is a direct reflection of this pull on science fiction from the technologists. (see graph here). [...]

By: Rhymes with Macaroni (@stormwindz)

Rhymes with Macaroni (@stormwindz) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:43:22 +0000

One can ask, did horror, and fantasy, used to be included in the figures for sf to a greater extent? Or that books who straddle the genres are more likely to be classified as something other than sf as a marketing ploy?

By: rosieoliver

rosieoliver — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:25:04 +0000

Can’t agree more… It certainly feels like it when I go mooching around bookshops… I suspect there are several reasons behind these trends…

By: ellisnelson

ellisnelson — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:50:28 +0000

It does feel like there’s a lot of fantasy being produced. Seems to be true in movie offerings too.