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Joachim Boaz @SFRuminations@wandering.shop · 4 months ago

Exploration Log 6: Clifford D. Simak's Worldcon 1971 speech celebrating science fiction as a "forum of ideas" open to all: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/11/30/exploration-log-6-clifford-d-simaks-1971-worldcon-guest-of-honor-speech/
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Joachim Boaz @SFRuminations@wandering.shop · 4 months ago

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For a bit of clarification that I make in the post, this is a speech given at the height of the New Wave movement by an author who started writing in the 1930s (and I would argue, would also be inspired to push boundaries a bit with his own late 60s and early 70s generic blurring).

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Joachim Boaz @SFRuminations@wandering.shop · 4 months ago

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The 29th World Science Fiction Convention flier. Lots of photos of Simak and other authors and fans.

From L. to R. Robert Silverberg, Clifford D. Simak, and Isaac Asimov

Lydia Vvinters @HeliaXyana@mastodon.nl · 4 months ago

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I'm working on a detailed recreation of the 1906 original first-edition cover of Andrew Lang's Olive fairy book. I have found some detailed photos of the front, but I'm struggling to find a good image of the spine, which should also have a charming illustration of hugging fairies and a bat. I hope someone out there might have this book and is kind enough to take some pictures of the spine?

Please boost for reach.🙏

This is the WIP and the clearest image I have of the spine.

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The clearest image I have of the spine of the book. Olive green book. Two fairies flying in front of the moon. A girl fairy is hugging a boy fairy. I think. There is a bat at the bottom.

Work in progress screenshot of a drawing restoration of the fairy on the cover of an old book. Details in post. It's white line for the new drawing.

Shantell Powell @Shanmonster@c.im · 5 months ago

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This library wheel is how you could have multiple tabs open in the days before web browsers. #library #wheel #books #browser

A wooden book wheel stands in a library with tall bookshelves filled with books in the background. The floor features colorful tiled patterns.

Joachim Boaz @SFRuminations@wandering.shop · 5 months ago

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Poul Anderson (1926-2001) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?3

L, Fernando Fernandez, 1973; R, David Egge, 1980

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Cover for Tau Zero. Spaceman points at a large star. He's in space above what looks like a spaceship. There's a black hole with various colors I assume behind him.

Cover for There Will Be Time. Man stands in front of various ancient buildings and spaceships.

Nazo @nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social · 5 months ago

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Looking a bit for some #books suggestions. I've been thinking of trying to fill out my #ebooks library more. I need to have a huge collection of stuff I'd be able to access on my tablet (which I can easily charge via solar power) if I lost access to a lot of things (such as Internet...)

What I'd really like to look for more of right now are particularly #Fantasy novels, but maybe a bit of #Scifi as well. But one thing I'd really like to look more fore is the stuff that is less "gritty." I'm tired of so many books focusing so hard on suffering, torture, good people driven bad, etc. More of the stuff where you know in the end the good guys will win and they won't compromise on what they know is right, even if it may be really hard along the way.

Maybe some cozy stuff too?

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MaxTheFox @maxthefox@spacey.space · 5 months ago

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Can someone recommend me some hard or semi-hard transhumanist #scifi (preferably prose or webcomic form) that does *not* have a faux-rationalist eugenicsy vibe to it and has a more laid-back and creative attitude regarding posthuman enhancements and so on, while also *not* having a technophobic, conservative attitude that treats the human body and mind as something sacred and untouchable like a lot of sci-fi that touches on these topics?

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