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History PhD. Joachim Boaz maps the more esoteric inclines and declines of science fiction between 1945-1985. When SF tackles the greater morass of things and our oblique interiors he is happy. His website Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations charts these movements. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/

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My sister sends me ridiculous pictures of my cat while I’m on vacation….

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New science fiction purchases! Robert Silverberg, The Best SF of 1979, C. L. Moore, and George Hay.

Discussion, cover information, contents, and my initial thoughts: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/05/31/updates-recent-science-fiction-purchases-no-cccxxxiv-robert-silverberg-best-sf-of-1979-c-l-moore-george-hay/

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Omg, I got to use the phrase "exegetical anxiety" in a review! Exciting! Stay tuned.

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Ad in Astounding Science-Fiction (July 1942) #scifi #sciencefiction #medicine #history

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Intriguing analysis of Asimov’s Foundation trilogy and its central flaw.

From M. Keith Booker’s Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War: American Science Fiction and the Roots of Postmodernism, 1946-1964 (2001) #scifi #sciencefiction #Marxism #history

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In the office -- with cat friend -- attempting to write...

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Recent science fiction purchase! #scifi #sciencefiction #books

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Jim Harmon (1933-2010) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1270

L, Ed Emshwiller, 1957; R, John Pederson, Jr., 1959
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@nyrath Read any of the author's work?

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There are many examples of European publishers cribbing entire American SF covers. Here's a great German example.

L, John Berkey's 1972 canvas for Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth's The Space Merchants (1952); R, Eddie Jones' 1st ed. cover for Kurt Mahr's 2 x Mister Beeches? (1977)
#scifi #art #sciencefiction #artist

Two pilots in a space craft. The distance behind them has been reduced vs. the other image and there is no spaceship in the window.

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A. C. Crispin (1950-2013) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?917

L, Boris Vallejo, 1983; Boris Vallejo, 1989
#scifi #sciencefiction #StarTrek #books

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Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?152

L, uncredited (John Holmes?), 1971; R, Howard Koslow, 1979
#scifi #sciencefiction #horror #books

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Samuel R. Delany (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?22

L, Jack Gaughan, 1965; R, Dean Ellis, 1974
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K. W. Jeter (1950-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?592

L, uncredited, 1987; R, Josh Kirby, 1979
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Brian W. Aldiss’ “Space Burial” in the July 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
#scifi #sciencefiction #poetry #magazines

Space Burial Where nothing holds us, where long light Can barely stretch, we leave you, friend. From this steel shell you take your flight Without the aid of steel or air, Or need of them. So, weightless, end All waiting, hope or care. Tomorrow on a million moons a million suns will rise--on you They shine forever; no cocoons Of shadow shall eclipse your ride, No worms shall year your glory through, Nor earth devour your pride. We spring from earth, but in these lanes Of vacancy forget our source. New worlds lie yonder! --- Son vanes Of fire we flash there. You are gone, Friend; take with you our brief remorse. We mourn but we go on. Brian W. Aldiss
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    Ed Emshwiller's interior art for his wife Carol Emshwiller's "Bingo and Bongo" in Future Science Fiction, #31 (Winter 1956-1957)
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    This book is a brilliant expose of the operations of the right-wing media in a dystopia.... sound familiar?

    From Ignácio de Loyola Brandão's near future paranoid vision And Still the Earth (1981, trans. 1985)
    #scifi #sciencefiction #books #media #future #brazil

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    Ed Emshwiller's interior art for Ed M. Clinton, Jr.'s "The Small World of M-75" in If (July 1954)

    #scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

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    John Shirley (1953-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1276

    L, Tom Kidd, 1985; R, Catherine Huerta, 1980

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    New purchase. Partly due to the cover….

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    Artist Allen Anderson (1908-1995) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?27727

    L, 1947; R, 1950

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    Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?691

    L, Don Maitz, 1976; R, Jean-Leon Huens, 1980
    #fantasy #books

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    Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923-1996) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?41

    L, Peter Jones, 1979; R, Richard Powers, 1965

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    "Eisenhower's cabinet met to consider how to limit [On the Beach's] success and exposure."

    From Stephen Dedman’s May the Armed Forces Be With You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military (2016) #scifi #sciencefiction #history #coldwar

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    Not a surprising list…. Science fiction films before 2013 made with the assistance of the Pentagon

    From Stephen Dedman’s May the Armed Forces Be With You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military (2016)

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    Nevil Shute (1899-1960) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2349

    L, Val Biro, 1953; R, Barye Phillips, 1960

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    Kenneth Bulmer (1921-2005) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?309

    L, Jack Gaughan, 1971; R, Enric, 1963

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    @KrisVM The birthdays I tweet have little to nothing to do with my tastes. For that, check out my site.. .and join the discussion about all the great works I cover there! :)

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    @KrisVM For example, my 2023 in review! https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/01/01/my-2023-in-review-best-sf-novels-best-sf-short-fiction-and-bonus-categories/

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    The long-delayed introduction post!

    History PhD. I map the more esoteric inclines and declines of science fiction published primarily between 1945-1985. When SF tackles the greater morass of things and our oblique interiors I am happy. My website Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations, with over five hundred reviews, charts these movements. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/

    #scifi #sciencefiction #books #literature #history

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