SF Tidbits for 1/24/10
- The 2010 Aeon Award is now open for submissions.
- Psdtuts interviews artist Jamie Jasso. Awesome landscapes.
- Adam at Visions of Paradise profiles Jack Vance.
- S.M. Duke on Suspending Disbelief While Writing Fantasy (Harder Than It Sounds).
- Free Excerpt: Prince of Storms by Kay Kenyon
- Fun Flash Game: Ninja Ball!
- Nosferatu hates Twilight. [via Boing Boing]
- Hand-picked book recommendation site Flashlight Worthy has 11 science fiction-related lists:
- “Simple Premise” Sci-Fi From Some Masters of Science Fiction
- 6 Classic Sci-Fi Books You Should Read
- 6 Sci-Fi Books for People Who Miss Robert Heinlein
- 8 Books Featuring Inventive (and Immersive) Fantasy Worlds
- Alternate History Sci-Fi: the Best Earths that Never Were
- Andy Gavin’s List of the Very, Very Best Fantasy
- Andy Gavin’s List of the Very, Very Best Sci-Fi Books
- The Best Children’s Fantasy for Adults
- The Best Fantasy Series for Teens
- Testing the Waters of Sci-Fi
- The Top 12 Classics of Steampunk
Alternate history left out Pavane, by Keith Roberts. Inexcusable.
No William Gibson? No Larry Niven? No Theodore Sturgeon? No Pohl? No Kornbluth?
The poverty of these lists should embarrass the authors.
Lists almost always spark debate. The questions is, Antares, what would your list look like?