Issue 0 - Russ and Kincaid

Welcome to the launch issue of Fruitless Recursion!

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Having only just launched, we do not yet have enough material for a full issue. However, rather than wait, I have decided to put out some material as an indication of the kind of things that Fruitless Recursion will be doing once it is up to speed.

Firstly, we have a review of Paul Kincaid's collection What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction, reviewed by Jonathan McCalmont.

Secondly, we have a review of Joanna Russ's collection The Country You Have Never Seen, reviewed by Jonathan McCalmont.

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We also have our round-up of interesting links, which tries to draw your attention not only to alternate points of view on the books we have reviewed, but also to reviews and discussion surrounding books that we have not yet gotten round to writing about. Obviously, this section is limited by what we know to be out there, which is why we want to hear from any publishers that have any relevant works in the pipeline.

• Kincaid's What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction (link) has also been reviewed by : Martin Lewis at Strange Horizons, Larry at OF Blog of the Fallen,

• Russ's The Country You Have Never Seen (link) has also been reviewed by : Sarah Monette at Strange Horizons,

• Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn (link) has been reviewed by : John Clute at Strange Horizons, Larry at OF Blog of the Fallen,
  

• Palgrave's The History of Science Fiction by Adam Roberts (link) has been reviewed by : PD Smith in the Guardian, Jayme Lynn Blaschke at The Green Man Review, Paul Raven at Velcro City Tourist Board, Dan Hartland at Strange Horizons

• Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by John Rieder (link) has been reviewed by : Henry Berry at Gather.com

• Revish has an interview with Stacie Hanes, one of the contributors to Andrew M. Butler's An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett (link)

• There is also a Livejournal Community devoted to the discussion of SF-related non-fiction.

If I have missed out any reviews then please let me know and I'll add them in. Similarly, if there are any books that have been generating online discussion then please let me know and I shall look into them.

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Hope that you have all enjoyed the first (non) Issue of Fruitless Recursion. Next time it will be for real.

- Jonathan McCalmont
(Editor)

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