I'm about a third through Her Smoke Rose Up Forever, and it is so so good—literally every story so far has been excellent. I think this is now my go-to recommend-to-anyone sci-fi. Pity to hear her novels aren't great, but ime sci-fi generally excels in short form: one sharp idea explored well but not exhausted.
― dip to dup (rob), Sunday, 12 April 2020 13:36 (four years ago) link
is this really the only Tiptree thread? such a genius, my appreciation increases over time.
― sleeve, Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
it's the only one with the name Tiptree in the title. I didn't put much more effort into searching though (and I don't think I've ever read any Silverberg)
― dip to dup (rob), Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
Tiptree >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Silverberg
― sleeve, Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
ha got it. I read "And I Have Come upon This Place by Lost Ways" and "The Women Men Don't See" (probably a cliche to note this, but my god her talent for titles) in fairly quick succession and was just astounded by her range.
― dip to dup (rob), Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
Silverberg started as a hack and to hack he did return but in the middle managed to amp himself up crank himself up to writing some good stuff and was and remains a pretty good historian of sf and what makes it tick. Tiptree on the other hand wrote some completely deep original sui generis stuff so Tiptree.
― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
Yeah, Tiptree was good with titles and has a lot of entries on this thread: This Be The Pocket Universe: Post Here When You Realize Or Are Reminded That An SF Title Is From The Canon Of English Poetry
― Three Hundred Pounds of Almond Joy (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 April 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
Tiptree ftw, can’t imagine ever getting around to reading Silverberg. I have a horrid looking 90s mass market paperback of his called The Alien Years or something that I’m sure is terrible lol
― brimstead, Sunday, 12 April 2020 18:07 (four years ago) link
can't remember much of her smoke... except for the screwfly solution, which i have read more than once and operates on levels most of her peers could barely dream of. guess i should revisit the rest of the collection.
― a slice of greater pastry (ledge), Sunday, 12 April 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link