tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post3948197261309388428..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Other Voices by Andrew HumphreyAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-79060038287523359302008-06-29T18:45:00.000+01:002008-06-29T18:45:00.000+01:00I have a lot of sympathy with that. There has alwa...I have a lot of sympathy with that. There has always been dystopian SF, of course (which I have never much liked), but the most popular kind has always been a bit utopian. Let's face it, any fictional future which shows our civilisation thriving and humanity spreading throughout the solar system (let alone to the stars) has to be regarded as a bit utopian in present circumstances, regardless of what dramas are included.Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-59561263380924987902008-06-29T14:10:00.000+01:002008-06-29T14:10:00.000+01:00"There is little in the way of upbeat themes or ha..."There is little in the way of upbeat themes or happy endings."<BR/><BR/>Ugh! Why would I want to read 13 depressing stories? Especially one right after another!<BR/><BR/>The older I get, the more I need some optimism in my fiction. I'm pessimistic enough about our real future that I welcome an alternative. Yeah, there will always be problems, but science fiction used to be an optimistic genre (in general). Now, even SF fans don't believe we'll find any solutions. How sad is that?Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.com