I don't hate Mieville but I am BAFFLED at the constant adulation. Like, what?
The other god of Wiscon: Terry Prachett. Also brought up at the panel I went to - because one of his characters is a regular soldier (who rises to be, like, king or something). I remain skeptical that it was an applicable example.
Honestly, the whole thing made me want to do a close reading of the Star Trek TOS episode Devil in the Dark - the one with the Horta. Because it's an actual example of class clash in sci fi.
And you're right - I think that's the time slot the one I went to fell into. It just felt... vague. And strangely impotent.
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The other god of Wiscon: Terry Prachett. Also brought up at the panel I went to - because one of his characters is a regular soldier (who rises to be, like, king or something). I remain skeptical that it was an applicable example.
Honestly, the whole thing made me want to do a close reading of the Star Trek TOS episode Devil in the Dark - the one with the Horta. Because it's an actual example of class clash in sci fi.
And you're right - I think that's the time slot the one I went to fell into. It just felt... vague. And strangely impotent.