tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post669468408197675826..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Macroscope, by Piers AnthonyAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-34692275451760077562013-05-20T13:24:47.311+01:002013-05-20T13:24:47.311+01:00Thanks for that, Fred. It doesn't surprise me ...Thanks for that, Fred. It doesn't surprise me at all, but it is rather unfortunate for SF fans.<br />Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-73393191749824112352013-05-20T04:16:06.978+01:002013-05-20T04:16:06.978+01:00I had always considered Macroscope to be Piers Ant...I had always considered Macroscope to be Piers Anthony's most significant achievement. SF lost a potentially gifted writer when he went over to fantasy.<br /><br />I was at an SF convention many years (decades?) ago at which Anthony had an open forum for those there. He began by apologizing to us for switching to fantasy. The reason was solely economic. <br /><br />Anthony said he could write two or three fantasy novels in the length of time it took him to write one SF novel. Fantasy works also paid better and the fans were more "loyal." <br /><br />An SF reader would browse one of his works and then decide not to buy it, even though that reader might have read others by him and enjoyed them. Fantasy readers go solely on name recognition. Once they know a writer's name, they will buy anything with his name on it.<br /><br />At least that was Anthony's thinking at the time. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com