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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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Robert Crane (1908-1990) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2156

L, Ed Emshwiller, 1955; R, Richard Powers, 1954

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Gardner F. Fox (1911-1986) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1305

L, Gray Morrow, 1966; R, Jeff Jones, 1969

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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XII

Come participate in the discussion: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/05/19/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-update-no-xii/

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@ecadre One of the earliest SF books I read -- I remember little. Feel free to join the convo on the site! :)

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@seelefand Yeah, I read it a decade or so ago and need to give it a reread! Feel free to join the conversation on the site :)

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@seelefand And for why I love Disch, check out my review from last year of The Genocides (1965) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2023/01/08/book-review-the-genocides-thomas-m-disch-1965/

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@spacetimedonut Indeed. My most recent Brunner review: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/03/02/book-review-john-brunners-the-squares-of-the-city-1965/

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I include reading updates, birthdays with bibliographical links for the last few weeks, and cryptic references to current projects in the post as well! #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #books

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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. #history #scifi #sciencefiction #books

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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
#fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #books

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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/
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

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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
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

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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
#scifi #sciencefiction #author #books

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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)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

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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
#scifi #sciencefiction

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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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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 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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