tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832042620092964363.post3634495417671596041..comments2023-08-10T03:42:48.769-07:00Comments on The Machine Stops: FOGcon 2017Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10807022739245130997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832042620092964363.post-73262541858721588022017-03-12T10:52:38.573-07:002017-03-12T10:52:38.573-07:00FOGcon stand for "Friends of Genre" and ...FOGcon stand for "Friends of Genre" and it's a great sci-fi and fantasy convention. And yes, we did talk about Robinson's new book in the panel on cli-fi!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807022739245130997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832042620092964363.post-71529231176861805972017-03-10T18:57:39.488-08:002017-03-10T18:57:39.488-08:00What does FOG stand for in the name of FOGcon? Can...What does FOG stand for in the name of FOGcon? Can you explain? And will this panel take into account Kim Stanley Robinson's new cli fi novel NEW YORK 2140 which the WASH POST reviewer said: MAJOR MEDIA MILESTONE!!! ---------- Today the Washington Post book section's book reviewer referred to Kim Stanley Robinson's new novel NEW YORK 2140 as having <br />"the tenacious, encyclopedic detail that Robinson is known for, the big ideas of a modern CliFi novel and the twists and turns of a heist thriller." <br /><br />THIS MARKS the first time a major USA newspaper book section has used the Cli-Fi term, and it also marks the first time a major book section has referred to KSR's new novel as having the big ideas of a Cli-Fi novel..." !!! <br /><br />The reporter at the Post did this completely on her own, I had never met her before, and the Post has never done this before. WOW. <br /><br /><br />I think this now paves the way for other MSM newspapers and websites to start using the Cli-Fi term in book reviews more often, from the New York Times to the Los Angeles Times to the Boston Globe. <br /><br /><br />See the full review here and file it away with your MAJOR MEDIA MILESTONES files: --<br /><br /> Ms. Everdeen Mason the POST reporter wrote: <br /><br />''Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 feels eerily prescient at times. Here Robinson explores the lives of several residents of an apartment building in Manhattan after global warming has caused almost all of the world’s coastlines to go underwater. The novel follows the adventures of seven characters; each one intricately describes how society would change in a major natural disaster. Robinson covers all his bases: the science behind what caused the rise in the tides, the potential consequences to the U.S. economy, even the ins and outs of how to grow food with vastly diminished resources. <br /><br />***The book is a strange hybrid. It has the tenacious, encyclopedic detail that Robinson is known for, the big ideas of a modern CliFi novel and the twists and turns of a heist movie.*** <br /><br />The characters are memorable, particularly the two little orphan boys and the Internet video star, Amelia. It all comes together (perhaps a little too) beautifully in the end. Anyone familiar with Robinson’s work knows that he can be tedious and heavy handed, and this novel is no exception. But like the others, the thought-provoking ideas and vivid details make the book worth reading.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books-to-read-in-march/2017/03/07/7c912458-0339-11e7-b9fa-ed727b644a0b_story.html?utm_term=.243059e3b882DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832042620092964363.post-35642492260377489182017-03-10T18:55:44.782-08:002017-03-10T18:55:44.782-08:00BRAVOBRAVODANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com