Sometimes my Google Alerts show me places where Cordwainer Smith or his works are on some sort of “best” science fiction list. I’m putting down the ones I know of, and hope that readers will add to this over time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here’s one where Norstrilia is #46 on a list of the best 100 science [...]
by Steve Davidson – The Crotchety Old Fan Can’t you just see the marquee? THE BALLAD OF LOST C’MELL or THE GAME OF RAT AND DRAGON although, given Hollywood’s penchant for stepping on things, that story would probably be entitled The Rat Game by the time it finally made it to the theaters. Complaining about [...]
by Steve Davidson – The Crotchety Old Fan A few short years ago, the Cordwainer Smith Foundation introduced the C.S. Rediscovery Award. It’s purpose is to honor a “science fiction or fantasy writer whose work displays unusual originality, embodies the spirit of Cordwainer Smith’s fiction, and deserves renewed attention or ‘Rediscovery.’” Since 2001, the award [...]
Guest Blogger Steve Davidson blogs as The Crotchety Old Fan, maintains the Classic Science Fiction Channel website and is currently trying his hand at a science fiction novel, following a 20 year career in non-fiction. His latest non-fiction book, A Parent’s Guide to Paintball, will be released this coming April. I’ve been a Cordwainer Smith fan since I first [...]