> Would you guys agree? Is this an indicator that > "young people no longer > find the real future exciting"? Or is it more just > an indicator of book > publishers overzealously adhering to the latest > trends, while potentially > great SF authors languish unpublished?
I personally think its just a doldrum. This sort of thing happens; but I think the market is primed for some new break-in writers. >From a personal note, I know on my side whenever I browse the SF section (the ONLY fiction I read these days; fantasy being stale and historical fiction being, mostly, dissappointing...) nothing jumps out at me or grabs my attention. I was far more excited by the announcement of Heinlein's new (old) book than anything else I've seen lately... > As a side topic, Spider also laments the uncertainty > of seeing manned > exploration of Mars within his lifetime. This got > me thinking - didn't > either Bush or Clinton at some point announce intent > to fund an apollo-like > manned Mars mission project, which was then > immediately pooh-poohed by the > scientific community as a waste of money that would > be better spent on other > scientific projects (ie: superconducting > supercollider)? Anyone remember > more details on that? Agree or disagree with it? I don't know what the scientists say, but I talked to my Dad (who is also an SF fan) and he said "Why?" He brought up some good points; the money can be better spent here on Earth, or for funding more remote explorers rather than one single mission to Mars. He also wondered what man can do on Mars (other than just BEING there) that robots can't do. Of course my point was that it was worth going just to BE there, but he didn't understand... Damon. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
