tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6040330230837463471..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Cybils Nominee Silver CityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-56815804322488255722007-03-18T16:03:00.000-05:002007-03-18T16:03:00.000-05:00I'd wondered about the "hardcore" possibility, but...I'd wondered about the "hardcore" possibility, but didn't dare to assume since I feel out of touch with science fiction typology. Steampunk? Slipstream? Neurospace? <BR/><BR/>We tend to think of science fiction as set in the future, and high fantasy as in the past. But I think some of the most interesting work in both fields bends those expectations. And I'm pleased that the Cybils, SFF.net, and many other enterprises treat the genres together rather than trying to draw a line between them.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-54446211621547501742007-03-18T15:50:00.000-05:002007-03-18T15:50:00.000-05:00I meant hardcore, not hardcover. Oops. And I don't...I meant hardcore, not hardcover. Oops. And I don't have a good definition of either science fiction or fantasy. I think if I'm reading aliens and outer space, I think science fiction. If I'm reading demons, djinns, alternate universes, I think fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Though I believe alternate history is considered science fiction. And when we were discussing Cybils nominees, one of our members read a definition of apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) fiction as being considered science fiction. On my own, I probably would have considered those fantasy.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-76335651415025748772007-03-17T18:35:00.000-05:002007-03-17T18:35:00.000-05:00Silver City was my second favorite of this year's ...<I>Silver City</I> was my second favorite of this year's Cybils nominees, and seemed to rank high with the other judges, too. I do feel that a story needs to introduce characters and resolve its major conflicts, though, so I'm looking forward to reading the whole Sequence.<BR/><BR/>What do you mean by "hardcover science fiction" (besides the obvious, of course)?<BR/><BR/>Like <I>Pucker</I>, I've seen this book categorized as science fiction, but I have no problem calling it fantasy, despite it having extraterrestrial beings instead of demons. I have a rather expansive definition of fantasy, though, and seek more solid explanations in science fiction than <I>Silver City</I>'s kids can provide. For instance, <I>The Tomorrow People</I> explained that it's young psychics were the next stage in human evolution. That explains it all, what?J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-27005002552512072132007-03-17T18:08:00.000-05:002007-03-17T18:08:00.000-05:00I agree that Silver City doesn't introduce the cha...I agree that <B>Silver City</B> doesn't introduce the characters and situation or resolve the storylines. Because of its incredible weirdness, perhaps, I didn't have any problem reading it. We liked its intensity and the feeling that it was a little more hardcover science fiction than fantasy.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.com