Too much of SF today is ESCAPIST. And don't even get me started on Fantasy. SF that I have enjoyed is most of Vonnegut, Heinlein, Asimov, and others of that era. I haven't really seen anything new in SF in the past few years that has grabbed me. LOTR was an enjoyable read but I just couldn't get into
Simalliron(sp?). As for the
Dune series it seemed like intergalatic Arab stuff. However, I did once make a quick $200 profit on a hard cover
Dune Encyclopedia book that I bought on a Sunday and that sold the following Wednesday on eBay for $202.50.
As to the polls. I wonder how many folks in those polls even bothered to read the great literary works? Most of them seem satisfied with their little SF pills.
As for the Dune series it seemed like intergalatic Arab stuff. Why, because there was sand?
I wonder how many folks in those polls even bothered to read the great literary works? Most of them seem satisfied with their little SF pills.
[big grin]