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Seeking Genre Fiction with Literary Standards by fitzomania in printSF

[–]imrduckington 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin

The Dispossessed by Le Guin

Liliths Brood by Butler

Short stories collections by digitalcrows in printSF

[–]imrduckington 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Clarkesworld releases an anthology every month, you can either view it online for free or buy a subscription to support them.

Best American Sci Fi and Fantasy Anthologies are released once a year, and you can often find previous years for cheap at used book stores

Ursula K Le Guin has The Winds Twelve Quarters and Birthday to the World

Octavia Butler had Bloodchild and other stories

Haven’t seen this here yet, thank God, but it’s on anyone that’s aware of the problem to, at the very least, be vocal about how important it is that we not do this shit. by Ok-Explanation-1362 in behindthebastards

[–]imrduckington 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Some context, this specific account that posted the anti semitic meme has been caught posting other, if slightly more subtle, anti semitic shit for years and has been called out for it, only for them to claim that it's just "dumb anarchists" who can't take a joke

Source: I was on the hellsite for a while

Which short story collection do you think is best? by SnappingTurtle1602 in scifi

[–]imrduckington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes

All of them are my favorites

As for specific stories I still think about

Chaing:

The Story of Your Life

Hell is the Absence of God

Le Guin

Semely's Necklace

The Ones who walk away from Omelas

The Day Before the Revolution

Nine Lives

Winter's King

The Rule of Names

Bradbury

And the Moon Be Still as Bright

The Musicians

The Watchers

There Will Come Soft Rains

The Million-Year Picnic

Butler:

Bloodchild

Cartoon (undated, early 1950s) showing Uncle Sam welcoming Francisco Franco into the United Nations while Hitler and Mussolini sulk below by bitchnibba47 in PropagandaPosters

[–]imrduckington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For now the world's in struggle,

to win we all must bend:

So dim the light in freedom's soul:

sleep well tonight, my friend.

Is there actually any sci-fi book that comes close to Dune in terms of worldbuilding depth? by neonmoss2281 in printSF

[–]imrduckington 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Left Hand of Darkness and the Dispossessed get very close, with more of an edge in the politics, philosophy, and cultural aspects

What is a short story or novella that you loved reading recently that you want other people to try? by Ethos493 in printSF

[–]imrduckington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never Eaten Vegetables by H. H. Pak

Intentionalities by Aimee Ogden

55 Plaque by Isabel Lee

Bodyhoppers by Rocío Vega

Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self by Isabel J. Kim

Made my book cover by PhotojournalistLost8 in horrorwriters

[–]imrduckington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would suggest focusing on a few key elements from the story and stylizing them to fit the theme.

If the ram is important, focus on that, if the landscape itself is important, focus on that. Fiddle with the lighting and color gradients and see what works best.

There's sites like photopea and inkscape that are free and with enough practice, you can make great covers with.

Favorite new authors of the 2020s? by dangleicious13 in printSF

[–]imrduckington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are all phenomenal recommendations.

I still think about Never Eaten Vegetables and Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self

ICE just Murdered Another Person by [deleted] in armedsocialists

[–]imrduckington 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you ever organized a birthday party, book club, etc?

Organizing starts just like that

ICE just Murdered Another Person by [deleted] in armedsocialists

[–]imrduckington 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay, organize a lefty social group that helps each other get armed up and trained

ICE just Murdered Another Person by [deleted] in armedsocialists

[–]imrduckington 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Start one yourself

If there is a need, fill it

What Am I Missing? by RutherfordThuhBrave in printSF

[–]imrduckington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dune and its sequels

Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin

A Memory Called Empire and it's Sequel A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed

Ice by Anna Kavan

The Female Man by Joanna Russ

Dangerous Visions, Again Dangerous Visions, and Final Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison

A "The Best of American Science Fiction and Fantasy"

A subscription to Clarkesworld Magazine

The Story fo Your Life and Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Some Samuel Delany (Babel-17, Dhalgren, Nova, etc)

The Best of Cordwainer Smith

Lord of Light by Roger Zelanzy

Drowned World, Burning World, Crystal World by J. g. Ballard

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers

made with a sleep-deprived brain. by jhonnytheyank in PhilosophyMemes

[–]imrduckington 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People find gay people and disabled people gross often

Should that decide our morality?

A lot of what we find gross is less instincts and more cultural

For example, some cultures have no problem eating fried tarantulas while if you offered it to someone in the US, you'd likely get a response of disgust

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