Comments on: All Tomorrows: Sovereign Bleak

By: DotC

DotC — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:01:32 +0000

Oh and re the Peter Watts suggestion, yes he fits stylistically but not date wise. I reccomend his wonderfully acerbic essay ‘Hierarchy of Contempt’ and his best novel, ‘Blindsight’

By: DotC

DotC — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:06 +0000

A sterling essay, one of the best I have read on sci fi in a long time. You have outdone yourself here.

By: chesh

chesh — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:19:45 +0000

Wonderful essay. However, I would be remiss in my fanboy duties if I did not mention the relevance of the writing of one Mister Peter Watts in this context, who’s website prominently features the quotation “Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts.”

By: Tequila

Tequila — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:44:10 +0000

I’ve been devouring this in small doses since it’s been posted. No doubt like all the previous entries I’ll revisit it again & again. All Mr. Forbes entries are like that…but this…this is special. Not only is it a grand feast of ideas and information but there is just so much in it to further explore and fall into.

Brilliant post, good Sir.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:52:25 +0000

Just as a note, and I wish I remembered the name, but a decade or so ago, I read a reply to _The Cold Equations_; same scenario, but the story ends with the pilot cutting his legs off and jettisoning them, enough to equal the weight of the little girl. He doesn’t need them to land the ship, after all.

By: Wonder, bleakness, and beyond | The Black Letters

Wonder, bleakness, and beyond | The Black Letters — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:56:32 +0000

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By: voraciousbrain

voraciousbrain — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:23:54 +0000

Damnit, David. Brilliant piece, you suave bastard. Well done!

By: Ashbet

Ashbet — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:26:26 +0000

This was a delight to read — and I very much enjoyed the link to “The Gulf Between,” which I hadn’t read before.

Sharing this with my daughter, who is something of a Bradbury fan as well . . . although I’ve just found out that she hasn’t read “The Illustrated Man,” which I’ll have to remedy :D

By: Angela Hunt

Angela Hunt — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:32:35 +0000

Brilliant essay. Absolutely brilliant. Love the critical dissection.

By: SHINE sighted in the Wild, part 2 « Shineanthology’s Weblog

SHINE sighted in the Wild, part 2 « Shineanthology’s Weblog — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:14:05 +0000

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