Comments on: Women and Sci Fi

By: Jennifer Roland

Jennifer Roland — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:52:47 +0000

I still haven’t read Ender’s Game. It sounds like I really should.

By: Jennifer Roland

Jennifer Roland — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:52:18 +0000

My new mantra: If it’s good enough for Asimov…

I will be honest. I usually skipped over the boring descriptions of why something worked when reading “hard” sci fi. I cared about what happened, not why the spaceship worked. Unless it was something interesting and different, like Anne McCaffrey’s brain ships.

I loved that stories took place in the dark reaches of space or on other worlds. The authors didn’t need to impress me with science word after science word.

Thanks for visiting and sharing your opinion!
Jennifer Roland´s last blog ..Women and Sci Fi

By: Keira

Keira — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:42:21 +0000

Thanks for the list of articles, I’m going to run through them.

I think women liking sci-fi is excellent. My dad would not have a person to go to sci-fi movies with, without me. And since he hates going to movies alone, he’d wait for their release on TV. Where’s the fun in that? lol

I read Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game just last week. Loved it. Hell, I owe a bunch of boys an apology for not reading it sooner, preferring my romances to their sci-fi books. lol
Keira´s last blog ..Get into Bed with Hellen Hollick (Author Interview #2)

By: andy Shackcloth

andy Shackcloth — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:17:07 +0000

Personally I have always loved Asimov. I feel he has set some of the major standards for Sci-Fi and I don’t think I am alone. Judging by the naming of the Honda robot Asimo, which despite what they say the acronym stands for is just to close not to be a contraction of Asimov.
And some of his best work is all character based with the science assisting the story not driving it.
My personal favorites are the short detective stories based on his agoraphobic detective and with those, the ’sci’ is very much in the background.

So if it is good enough for Asimov to write a story where the science and the characters inhabit the same universe, then it’s good enough for me.
andy Shackcloth´s last blog ..Sunday Wash-Up, 18th October

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Pop Culture Curmudgeon » My Rant on Women and Sci Fi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:49:32 +0000

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