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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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Russell Hoban (1925-2011) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1044

L, Alan Magee, 1974; R, Mon Mohan, 1980

Hoban's Riddley Walker

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My students and readers of my site often wonder why I’m so obsessed with Cold War science fiction and nuclear gloom stories. I now have the perfect paragraph to point them towards!

From Guy Oakes’ The Imaginary War: Civil Defense and American Cold War Culture (1994)

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John Shirley (1953-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1276

L, Tom Kidd, 1985; R, Catherine Huerta, 1980

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New science fiction purchases! Tim Powers, Octavia E. Butler, George Alec Effinger, and Tom Purdom

For discussion, cover citations, and my initial thoughts: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/02/02/recent-science-fiction-purchases-tim-powers-octavia-butler-george-alec-effinger-and-tom-purdom/

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Daniel F. Galouye (1920-1976) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1268

L, Bill Botten, 1970; R, uncredited, 1963

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Samuel R. Delany (1942-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?22

L, Jack Gaughan, 1965; R, Dean Ellis, 1974
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German author and artist Helmut Wenske (1940-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?148771

L, 1974; R, 1974

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David Duncan (1913-1999) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?347

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

Gigantic looming rocket with male figures around the base.

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Nothing says early 60s more than advertising references to the Kinsey Reports and suburbia.

“NYMPH IN SUBURBIA by Kay Martin. ‘There’s a woman like her in every town.’ —and here is a novel that really takes you behind the Kinsey Reports.” #books #history #pulp

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

Join the conversation: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2023/12/17/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-update-no-vii/

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Kenneth Bulmer (1921-2005) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?309

L, Jack Gaughan, 1971; R, Enric, 1963

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Iain M. Banks (1954-2013) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?100

L, uncredited, 1989; R, uncredited, 1991

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Book Review: John Brunner’s The Squares of the City (1965) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/03/02/book-review-john-brunners-the-squares-of-the-city-1965/

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Richard Cowper (1926-2002) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?481

L, Don Maitz, 1979; R, Don Maitz, 1981

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Today’s history fact — George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton (among thousands of others) — were photographed nude by W. H. Sheldon for his anthropometric projects.

From Anna G. Creadick’s fascinating (and disturbing) Perfectly Average: The Pursuit of Normality in Postwar America (2010)

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"If you talk about [nuclear] holocaust, you come down to the fact that from what we know, there is no aftermath."

Judith Merril and Robert A. Heinlein's disagreement over surviving a nuclear attack.

From David Seed's Under the Shadow: The Atomic Bomb and Cold War Narratives (2013)

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Recent science fiction purchases! Vernor Vinge, Brian Stableford, Joan Cox, and Pierre Boulle https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/04/06/updates-recent-science-fiction-purchases-no-cccxxxii-vernor-vinge-brian-stableford-joan-cox-and-pierre-boulle/

Check the post for discussion, cover citations, and my initial thoughts.

Shape wreathed with black observes multi-colored cosmic swirls (which have eyes).

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Jonathan Fast (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?387

L, Boris Vallejo. 1979; R, Bruno Elettori, 1980
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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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Short Fiction Reviews: Alice Eleanor Jones’ “Life, Incorporated” (1955), “Miss Quarto” (1955), and “Recruiting Officer” (1955) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/03/09/short-fiction-reviews-alice-eleanor-jones-life-incorporated-1955-miss-quarto-1955-and-recruiting-officer-1955/

I've now reviewed her entire SF output of five unique tales all published in 1955.

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Artist Chris Foss (1946-) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2195

L, canvas for the 1973 edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's City of Illusions; R, 1990

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William Shatner (1931-) was born on this day. In addition to his iconic role in Star Trek, he wrote a bunch of novels (with a co-writer/ghost writer) of dubious quality. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?512

L, Boris Vallejo, 1989; R, Bob Eggleton, 1996

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Richard C. Meredith (1937-1979) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1632

L, Eddie Jones, 1987; R, Eddie Jones, 1985

spaceship (I guess) or space station in what looks like swirling gas

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Joan D. Vinge (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?60

L, Vincent Di Fate, 1978; R, Diane and Leo Dillon, 1980

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Short Story Review: Robert Abernathy’s “Single Combat” (1955) https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/06/02/short-story-review-robert-abernathys-single-combat-1955/

Today I am joined by Anthony Hayes. We both contribute articles on Abernathy's deceptively complex parable of urban alienation.

#cities #urban #urbanism #scifi #sciencefiction #books #BooksWorthReading

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