1972 - Year in SF&F: March
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THE WONDER TIMELINE: SF&F RETROSPECTIVE Read other issues here ---------------------------------------------- 
James Tiptree, Jr. "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" © F&SF, Mar 1972 Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home, 1973 --short story : 1972 Nebula --short story : 1973 Hugo --short story : 1973 Locus --/ third place space sf story --/ wonder award --/ style award --/ emotion award --/ shock value The way how humans get plastered over some aliens, and fall head-over-heals in love (or lust) spells disaster for humanity's self-esteem and erodes its soul... This is a sad, shining, bittersweet, irresistible tale, the true masterpiece of story-within-a-story narration and simply gorgeous alien / spaceship visions. I am in awe of Alice Sheldon - one of the best space adventure / space romance writers ever to grace the face of the Earth. ---------------------------------------------- Return to the Wonder Timeline |
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"SF&F Reading Experience" is a part of "Dark Roasted Blend / Thrilling Wonder" family of sites. We try to highlight the most entertaining and rewarding science fiction and fantasy, with emphasis on memorable reader experience, not necessarily general acceptance by the critics. Have fun! Most reviews were written by Avi Abrams, unless otherwise noted. The reviews also appear on the historical restrospective page. Feel free to submit your own review, if the story is not listed here. All major OFFICIAL AWARDS are highlighted in BLUE ("winner" has a letter "W" by it, otherwise it is a runner-up only) Our PERSONAL AWARDS (ratings) are highlighted in RED and PURPLE: --/ first place : --/ second place : --/ third place : --/ fourth place : --/ cool : (equal to fifth place) ALL "BEST OF" LISTS ARE LOCATED HERE These awards are given in the following categories: - novel : - series : - novella : - story : - collection : Also, there are our personal STYLE / GENRE SPECIFIC AWARDS. These reflect the content and the lasting impression on the reader: --/ wonder award sense-of-wonder, "visual intensity" and inventiveness --/ idea award originality of idea / concept --/ adventure award exhilarating plot, excitement / action --/ style award outstanding literary qualities, inimitable style --/ romance award intense and beautiful love / relationships --/ humour award funny and cool --/ emotion award touching, lasting impression, sensitivity --/ shock value altogether wild --/ awesome scale mind-boggling; further enhances sense-of-wonder --/ rare find very hard to locate, mostly from old pulps, never reprinted, etc. Again, please feel free to leave your own review or comments under every writer's entry; and recommend other fiction you liked. |
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