Comments on: Christian Speculative Fiction – a ‘lost’ genre?

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[...] Veitch Smith presents Christian Speculative Fiction – a ‘lost’ genre? posted at The Crafty Writer, saying, “Writers of Christian speculative fiction (ie fantasy [...]

By: Cattt

Cattt — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:53:47 +0000

okay thanks for the explaination.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:20:56 +0000

The term ’speculative fiction’ is a well-used one in the publishing industry in general, not just the Christian branch of it. The root, I believe, is that authors of SF, fantasy and related sub-genre, had a tendency to push the boundaries of conventional genre in a ’speculative’ fashion. These writers, when they first started carving out a niche for themselves in the 70s, didn’t just speculate on new worlds, but new ways of writing about new worlds – hence ’speculative’.

By: Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:50:31 +0000

“Christian Science Fiction” would be a sub-genre of “Christian Speculative Fiction”; speculative fiction includes science fiction but is not limited to it. Not to mention possible confusion with “Christian Science” the religion.

By: Cattt

Cattt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:57:45 +0000

I like what it’s about, but what a crazy name for the genre!!! Why don’t they call it Christian Science Fiction or something like that????

By: Fiona Veitch Smith

Fiona Veitch Smith — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:18:25 +0000

Hi Steve. Are you a writer / reader of Christian speculative fiction? Do you think there’s a market for it?

By: Steve Miller

Steve Miller — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:34:09 +0000

I’ve been following Jeff Gerke, WhereTheMapEnds.com, and Marcher Lord Press for some time now. I continue to be encouraged by what I see. I’m glad he’s getting some publicity here.

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The Mad Editor’s Round-Up #8 | Diary of a Mad Editor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:44:06 +0000

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By: Rod Duncan

Rod Duncan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:41:29 +0000

A very informative article. Insightful and detailed. Many thanks.

Rod

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:47:19 +0000

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