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I missed out on this era of Sci-fi. Thanks for sharing! If anyone else has any other suggestions other than the ones linked in this thread, please share :)
by plexiglass 7y ago
I missed out on this era of Sci-fi. Thanks for sharing! If anyone else has any other suggestions other than the ones linked in this thread, please share :)
- SolaceQuantum 7y agoCompelling Science Fiction is a modern take on "hard scifi" as a magazine, that also avoids grimdark. I also highly recommend The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It's been a long-time staple of speculative fiction.
- DickieStarshine 7y ago> that also avoids grimdark Not as interesting as it could be then.
- SolaceQuantum 7y agoSome people genuinely are exposed to enough darkness irl that they don’t find enjoyment anymore in stories featuring nuances of misery, gore, and trauma. That’s totally fine.
- DickieStarshine 7y agoSo it's the magazines task to 'protect' people? What the hell kind of argument is this.
- SolaceQuantum 7y agoNope, it's just explaining there's a demand for non-grimdark work that Compelling Science Fiction's audience can compose of. There's no protection involved. Magazines select works to sell altogether as a product. If CSF's brand is non-grimdark, hard scifi, and they are successful at selling the product that is non-grimdark, hard scifi, then there's an audience interested in buying their work. I'm not really sure where you get the protecting clause from, or intent. It's just market forces.
- shmerl 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley_short_stories_bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley_short_stories_... Many were printed in the Galaxy (linked from the article). Also find: Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury). Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny) (later period, but very good).