An amazing post by Lois McMaster Bujold on the relationship between SF and romance. I predict it will become a classic essay in the study of SFR. Thanks to Galaxy Express for the link.
And for extra-bonus amusement on this Wednesday, I include the cover of the forthcoming
Love and Rockets anthology. Umm...what to say about this? I can appreciate the retro Barbarella-inspired concept, but this one should have been nixed in the mock-up stage. Nothing subtle about that phallic imagery. I was going to say 'symbolism,' but I think it's a bit too blatant to be a symbol.
I wish wish wish they'd assigned this to a designer who could take SFR seriously. I'm not suggesting it should be a clinch cover but, come on. Little green men?
Really?
Lois M B wrote the introduction, which is almost enough to get me to buy the anthology despite the cover.
Hi Erica! That is an interesting cover. Odd but in a strange way, I kind of like it. (Call me weird) It isn't a perfect SFR cover by any means. But it has that old SF feel from bygone days to it. I need to know more about this anthology. See? It did draw my interest, lol.
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