FutureTense

It was from Heinlein initally, later his peers, that I learned tolerance, learned to question authority, came to think deeply about the individual’s place in society, about man’s [sic] place in the universe.

Science fiction, it seemed to me then, was forever on the barricades, taking nothing for granted, plowing up everyday life for richer soils beneath, challenging all our assumptions and exploring radical ideas, causing us to think in different categories. And while I couldn’t be sure about man’s place in the universe, I knew my place had to be on those same barricades.

James Sallis, “Books,” Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2004

That’s the kind of science fiction I can believe in. Tell me where to find it and I’m there.

Best regards,

Alan

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