7/5/2023 0 Comments Arthur c clarke's the sentinel![]() ![]() Clarke if I wanted to read some amazing science fiction. Still, the guy behind the counter pointed me in the direction of Arthur C. The nearest I let myself approach sci fi normally is watching Matt Groening’s Futurama.īut to broaden my horizons I trekked to the science fiction store in downtown Melbourne only to find that most of their stock had been moved to a comic festival on at the same time on the other side of town. Not that I wouldn’t enjoy it, but I find it would be too easy for me to lock the door to my apartment, buy a pair of Vulcan ears and play online multi-players until I’m featured as a cautionary tale on a Current Affairs program. I have to admit I’ve always shied away from reading science fiction in the past. Perhaps with the rise of e-publishing, we’ll see a return to the short story form. ![]() These were often a way for writers to make money, but that didn’t mean those writers didn’t also fiercely believe in the validity of what they were writing as well. ![]() Eons ago, short stories once roamed the Earth in pulp sci-fi publications. Okay, I know my last post was in defence of the New Yorker and I adore that publication and the short stories it promotes, but I wanted to read around and see what else the short story offered, over brutal, grinding realism. I want to write about this story immediately. (Yes, I’m sitting in Starbucks, and yes, I’m drinking a latte, but you could have probably guessed that part anyway). Wow, I’ve just finished reading this and have just put it down. ![]()
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