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History PhD. Joachim Boaz maps the more esoteric inclines and declines of science fiction between 1945-1985. When SF tackles the greater morass of things and our oblique interiors he is happy. His website Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations charts these movements. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/

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Fred Saberhagen (1930-2007) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?602

L, Richard Powers, 1969; R, Richard Powers, 1967
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I have reviewed two of Fred Saberhagen's generation ship short stories.

“Birthdays” (1976) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/05/04/generation-ship-short-story-review-fred-saberhagens-birthdays-1976/

“The Long Way Home” (1961) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2022/10/22/generation-ship-short-story-review-fred-saberhagens-the-long-way-home-1961/

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@Old_IT_geek nah. Not everything needs to be mutilated by a film or miniseries…

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I am becoming more and more obsessed with post-WWII social criticism and its intersections with left-leaning 50s science fiction.

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Colin Greenland (1954-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?288

L, Steinar Lund, 1991; R, Steve Weston, 1984

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My review of Colin Greenland's Daybreak on a Different Mountain (1984) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2019/06/11/book-review-daybreak-on-a-different-mountain-colin-greenland-1984/
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F. Paul Wilson (1946-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?235

L, Joe Petagno, 1979; R, Jill Bauman, 1982
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Pierre Barbet (1925-1995) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?319

L, David Lewis, 1979; R, Oliviero Berni, 1980

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Artist Bob Blanchard (1914-1993) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?107761

L, 1961; R, 1960
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Eddie Jones' cover art detail for Klaus Fischer's Legende der Roboter (1972)

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Herbert W. Franke (1927-2022) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?15582

L, Vincent Di Fate, 1973; R, Eyke Volkmer, 1962

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Editor George H. Scithers (1929-2010) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?840

L, George Angelini, 1981; R, Alex Schomburg, 1985

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Josh Kirby's cover art detail for the 1976 edition of John Brunner's Polymath (variant title: Castaways' World) (1963)

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Philip Wylie (1902-1971) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?262

L, uncredited, 1956; R, Josh Kirby, 1975

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Artist David Pelham (1938-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?26191

L, 1973; R, 1974

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L. Neil Smith (1946-2021) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?427

L, Wayne Barlowe, 1990; R, Barney Plotkin, 1980

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Barry B. Longyear (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?242

L, Paul Youll and Stephen Youll, 1989; R, John Rush, 1981

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Recent Rereads: Outward Bound. The Jupiter novels were a 1990's attempt to replicate the Heinlein juveniles, by a small group of hard SF writers. This is James Hogan's attempt, a coming-of-age story as a young criminal reaches for the stars. Libertarian space industry propaganda

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@sbisson Hogan was a holocaust denier...

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Hello new followers! I know that many of you found me because of the birthday posts and cover art. I have been writing religiously about the texts-- published primarily between 1945-1985 -- on my fanzine website for more than a decade: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/

I'm an obsessive reader and writer of whim. I've conducted review series on diverse topics from Native American SF authors to generation ships.

Come join the community!

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@onetrueceyton Thank you for the kind words.

Amazon links? Maybe one or two but very rarely.

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@onetrueceyton I have never collected a penny for my site for more than a decade. But thank you so much for the offer. Maybe when I eventually (I've been saying it for years) start a Patreon... :)

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@onetrueceyton Yeah, I occasionally link various history books. I buy wherever to be honest. Amazon, various used book stores on my travels, Abebooks, ebay, etc.

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@onetrueceyton I mean, you can always going the great discussion in the comment sections of the posts! :) That's support enough at this moment.

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@onetrueceyton Sorry for the confusing error.

*You can always join the great

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@ftmou Haha :)

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