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The list seems to cover 90% of all sci-fi, and, if you squint a little, 80% of all stories ever written.
by sdwr 3y ago
The list seems to cover 90% of all sci-fi, and, if you squint a little, 80% of all stories ever written.
- morelisp 3y agoSince Strange Horizons publishes far less than 10% of all science fiction, that seems fine.
- TheFreim 3y agoPure originality is exceptionally rare, but that's not really a bad thing. More and more I believe that the human experience is primarily defined by rhymes and analogy, trying to avoid reusing prior work is futile. "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9, RSV2CE).
- ivraatiems 3y agoI think you are right, but also, that it is totally legitimate for Strange Horizons to say "we really really want only original work." So long as they don't also say "only original work is valid to create", which is where I (and maybe they, given the disclaimers) take issue with this list.
- m463 3y agoI wonder if some stories work well with the peer group of authors/editors, but not so much with audeiences. For example, it's annoying to me as a reader when stories are straight-up rewrites of say the odyssey or hakespeare, or put greek/roman gods in our universe. (same with computer games that are hex based and show the hexes, or card-based games that show the cards)
- olyjohn 3y agoI also think you could cover 90% of these just by watching Star Trek.