The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 011): Science Fiction Novels of the Last 10 Years Destined to Become Classics
In the eleventh episode of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester is joined by Fred Kiesche, John DeNardo & Karen Burnham to discuss:
SF Books (and Authors) That (Who) Will Stand The Test of Time
Did you ever read an old science fiction book that felt dated? Maybe the predictions were way off base, or maybe or they were a reflection of the times in which they were written. Yet some books are considered timeless classics, which makes one wonder which of today’s books will fall into that category.
Q: Which science fiction book first published within in the last 10 years will be considered a classic?
As we discuss this topic, we expand upon it, taking a look at what characteristics define a ‘classic’ and which authors, independent of any single book, will become ‘timeless’ in their own right.
Notes/Links:
- Fred Kiesche
- Karen Burnham
- John DeNardo
- Patrick Hester
- Podcast features original music by John Anealio
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Thanks. I see it now. Btw I tried to read Robinson’s Galileo book, but gave up half way. Old Man’s War is definitely a favorite, but only up to boot camp.
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Yay. It finally posted to iTunes. Thank you.
Loved the show. Agree with the first author. Terry Pratchett is wonderful.
I would nominate Sergei Lukyanenko’s Watch series. The cyclical nature and intertwining threads coming all together by the end really are something special.
John Steakley’s Armor could arguable be the best military sci-fi novel. I know it isn’t in the last 10 years but neither were the novels from the second half of your show so I feel like I can put it up here.
I don’t know if they will get recognized for it but Dan Abnett’s 40K books could slowly sneak up there in the future. It’s too bad they are game tie-in’s and those books just don’t get the respect they deserve (albeit, the overall reputation might be warranted…maybe).
I know that Watchmen has been generally praised as an epic, but what about the others out there? Mark Waid has and is writing amazing stuff that moves from one setting to a completely different one but the themes of one build upon the previous and so on.
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Enough from me.
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I guess it’s fixed! Odd that it doesn’t show up here yet. I’ve been checking all day. We had to tweak some stuff on the back have iTunes re-ping the feed. Thanks for sticking with us.
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I’m just reading through Jo Walton’s Farthing trilogy (“Farthing”, “Ha’Penny”, and “Half a Crown”) and think it’ll surely stand the test of time. Does alternate history qualify here?