Interesting! I've never though this deep about the sci-fi genre. I'm a big sci-fi reader, and really enjoy the older stuff, and there is a lot of it to make my way through, so I never feel like I'm out of good stuff to read. I've read the newer stuff like Martha (and her awesome Murder Bots) and Andy (Martian is up there in my top ten of all time list) and other newer authors in the genre. I'm immersed in the genre, so I've never really compared it to the others. Thanks for taking me out of my bubble. I write as well, light sci-fi, so it's very good to know the direction the market it taking.
As someone currently trying to sell a scifi novel, the market is something I've become VERY conscious of over the past year. And in case it wasn't clear, I'm not a fan! I love fantasy - always will - but scifi has just as much a place in the literary landscape.
Interesting! I've never though this deep about the sci-fi genre. I'm a big sci-fi reader, and really enjoy the older stuff, and there is a lot of it to make my way through, so I never feel like I'm out of good stuff to read. I've read the newer stuff like Martha (and her awesome Murder Bots) and Andy (Martian is up there in my top ten of all time list) and other newer authors in the genre. I'm immersed in the genre, so I've never really compared it to the others. Thanks for taking me out of my bubble. I write as well, light sci-fi, so it's very good to know the direction the market it taking.
As someone currently trying to sell a scifi novel, the market is something I've become VERY conscious of over the past year. And in case it wasn't clear, I'm not a fan! I love fantasy - always will - but scifi has just as much a place in the literary landscape.