Article: Exploring the Ecological Weird, Part I

[SFFWorld]

Overview Weird fiction is a fascinating genre that has been alive and strange since the late 19th century. And though some might think of it as a niche genre, major authors have published stories in it, from Edgar Allan Poe to HP Lovecraft to contemporary writers like Jeff VanderMeer and China Miéville. What draws me…

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[Trishaxx]

Interesting article about weird- and eco-fiction, genres which definitely overlap into science fiction, especially as contemporary science is so dominated by weird quantum at the moment. It is hard to imagine trying to create 'otherworlds' without, in some part, delving into the weird and building strange and disquieting ecologies. Looking forward to reading part 2.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Yes, definitely interesting.