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New York Review of Science Fiction's Views
by Karl on Tuesday September 03, @02:04PM
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The September, 2002 issue of NYRSF (www.nyrsf.com) contains a new review of Ventus by Alison Sinclair. The review is very favorable, mostly talking about the process of unfolding revelations I use extensively throughout the book. The best quote from the review:
"If there is such a thing as a pagan sf novel, Ventus is it. Science has placed humankind at the center of the universe, as discoverers, observers, and definers of the essence of everything else that exists. The creators of the Ventus Winds challenged that claim of definition. So, too, does the author."
I like this quote because it highlights what to me is the philosophical core of the novel, as well as the basis of my ongoing argument with the proponents of so-called transhumanism, a movement I refer to instead as inhumanism. (Briefly, the changes the extropians and others propose are only "transcendent" from the perspective of humanity--will these future entities be objectively better than we are, or only better from our point of view? The movement presupposes the possibility of transcendence or of a "better" existence than the one we have now, ideas that I find deeply suspect.)
It's nice to see that Ventus is still garnering thoughtful reviews almost two years after its publication date.
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