This piece argues that the 6 most important #scifi ideas were created by the hack who wrote Edison’s Conquest of Mars. http://t.co/ljRk5WlL
This piece argues that the 6 most important #scifi ideas were created by the hack who wrote Edison’s Conquest of Mars. http://t.co/ljRk5WlL
You might like these:
- This list of #scifi authors who never wrote sequels or trilogies not coincidentally lists authors who wrote decades ago http://t.co/Csf2foRa
- Love these wallpapers of book covers with the book’s most important quote on them. Lots of #scifi choices. http://t.co/rIptAJhd
- #scifi author Charles Stross argues that DRM on ebooks harms publishers by helping Amazon forge a near monopoly. http://t.co/4Mt8oR4U
- Calling Mass Effect the most important #scifi universe…
- Interested to learn that Technology Review has created a #scifi spinoff publication, but wonder about its chances. http://t.co/NOlSEKBU
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Lazarus 10:59 am on August 2, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
If all those claims are true and those are really the first instances of those SF elements then this hack was a genius. I wonder how good a writer he was as well and if it’s worth seeking out this unofficial ‘sequel’. Sounds almost as interesting as WotW itself. Thanks for the link!
Capt. Xerox 1:25 pm on August 2, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’ve read it. It’s available as a public-domain download from Project Gutenberg. Trust me, despite some interesting ideas, it’s a boring book and I am someone who enjoys ancient fiction of that type.
Lazarus 3:11 pm on August 2, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Then thanks for the warning! I find that I’m reading less and less SF these days with all my other ‘hobbies” taking up my time and that I am far less tolerant of marginal writing. Something really has to grab me or I’m going to slow down my reading which of course only exacerbates the problem. I can no longer ‘invest’ my time with a book that may not make the cut. It is I who cuts my losses early on.