A strange creature named QuQu asks the strange question why so many acquisition editors talk more about politics than books they’ve read and liked, and other trenchant questions.
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If you wish to see what your fiancee is most likely to become as years pass, meet and speak with her mother. Likewise, if you wish to understand the modern Left, note what prior generations of Leftists have done in nations where they assumed power.
A passage from The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
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The madness continues.
The line at about the 4.20 mark about the masculine-of-center genderqueer girl named Timothy who insisted on being called ‘he’ being refused her position as a diversity officer because she was now a white male sounds … it sound like a joke invented by sci-fi satirist Ron Goulart.
Tell me: do you want to live in the world where the Joke Police police your jokes? Well, the Sad Puppies do not want to live in the world of the Science Fiction Police police our science fiction, either.
The full speech is here:
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From the Social Worker’s Newspaper, UK. Socialism, if you recall, has killed one hundred million people in the last century, and counting. Now, let us see whose side the Socialists are on, and what language they use, and how they frame the narrative, shall we?
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/42674/Science+fiction+fans+reject+racism+at+Hugo+awards.
Science fiction fans reject racism at Hugo awards
by Liam Currie
3 May 2016
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I used to be a newspaperman and newspaper editor, so I know the business, and I understand the pressure newspapermen are under to lie, and lie, and lie again.
Some, as did I, resist the temptation.
Others, many others, very many others indeed, not only give into the temptation to dwell in falsehoods, but bathe in falsehood, dive into it, drink it, anoint themselves in it, baptize themselves in it, breathe it in, absorb it through every skin pore, mainline it, insert it as a suppository, and perform unnatural sexual acts with it, and in all other ways regard falsehood as a holy calling, and deception a sacrament.
However, even so, the true shocking nature of the falsehood, the insolence of it, the recklessness, the sheer magnitude of it, cannot truly be felt except to one, like me, who has been on the receiving end.
It is astonishing to hear newspapermen who have never made the slightest effort to contact you, who neither interview you nor quote anything you say, nor offer the slightest scintilla of evidence, reporting your innermost thoughts and motivations hidden in the most secret chamber of your heart, and to discover that your motives are the opposite of everything you have said, thought and did your whole life. Astonishing.
Here is a roundup of some links of various media outlets who decided that their honesty, integrity and sacred honor were worth selling in return for the questionable gratification involved in spreading an untruth so unlikely to be believed.
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My editor, the most hated man in Science Fiction, the never to be sufficiently accursed Vox Day, also known as Star-A-Star of the Patrol, whom Helmuth of Boskone referred to as THE Lensman, and Straw Larry (How I Hate That Guy!!) referred to as VOX DAYYYYY!!!! has an announcement, an exhortation, and an instruction which may be of interest to my beloved readers. The words below are his:
It has been brought to my attention, by several critics, that we of the Rabid Puppies have unfairly focused our attention on the Hugo Awards, and that it is only due to the unique nature of the Hugo Awards rules that our presence is able to make itself felt.
It has been suggested, for example, that were we to turn our attention to other awards in the field, with other, more democratic systems, that our dearth of numbers would become apparent to all and sundry.
Which is why, sweet, slavering Puppies, I would direct your attention to the venerable Locus Awards, that bastion of science fiction history, where Tor Books has won the Best Publisher award for 27 straight years, and which we are informed is more representative of the science fiction mainstream than the elitist Hugo and Nebula Awards. For those of you who were unable to afford the entry fee or otherwise missed registering for MidAmericaCon II, this is your opportunity to respond to the Call of the Dark and run with the Puppies.
You can enter your ballot here; though keep in mind that the voting ends in one week, on April 15th. My recommendations are as follows, although in many cases you will have to write them in, since Locus mysteriously tends to leave books published by Baen Books and Castalia House off its list of recommendations.
An unfortunate oversight, no doubt.
Best SF Novel
1 Red Rising, Pierce Brown (Del Rey)
2 Seveneves, Neal Stephenson (Morrow)
3 Somewhither, John C. Wright (Castalia House)
4 Agent of the Imperium, Marc Miller, (Far Future)
5 A Borrowed Man, Gene Wolfe (Tor)
An announcement from my publisher, the most hated man in science fiction, Vox Day. I reprint the whole:
Chaos Horizon estimates between 20 percent and 80 percent of the Rabid Puppies will show up to nominate:If the Rabid Puppies had around 550 votes in 2015, how many will they bring to 2016? Since all those who voted in 2015 can nominate in 2016, I imagine it will be a big number. Even so, I can’t imagine carrying 100% over—the nomination stage is simply less interesting, less publicized, and more difficult to vote in. Let’s imagine three scenarios: an 80% scenario, a 60% scenario, and a 40% scenario. I think 80% is the most likely; this is the group most invested in impacting the Hugos and the most likely to team up again. And since they don’t have to pay an entry fee to participate in the nomination stage . . .
I also think this group will have solid slate discipline, voting the list as Vox Day published it. If you want to factor in some slate decay, I’d do so for lesser known books like Agent of the Imperium.
I, personally, consider this to be an inadvertent affront. I would be surprised if only 80 percent of the Rabid Puppies could be bothered to show up and nominate – and remember, tomorrow is the last dayin which you can submit your nominations to MidAmericaCon II. If you haven’t gotten around to it yet, don’t put it off any longer. Do it today.
What Chaos Horizon means by “slate decay” is a simple failure of discipline. Last year, for example, far more Puppies submitted nominations in Best Novel than in other, less important categories or went lone ranger on occasion. And while I can’t see what slate decay could possibly have to do with what is merely a list of recommendations, and by no means a direct order to anyone, least of all the Rabid Puppies, the Sad Puppies, the Ilk, the Dread Ilk, the Vile Faceless Minions, or the Evil Legion of Evil, by their Supreme Dark Lord, I do think one would be remiss were one to fail to fill out the entire nominating ballot.
Speaking of which, I have updated the Rabid Puppies 2016 list with some of the additional information requested by the ballot form, such as the writers, directors, and editors in the Dramatic Presentation and Semiprozine categories. Be sure to check out your ballot before the end of day tomorrow to ensure that your voice is heard properly at the 2016 Hugo Awards. UPDATE: Note that as I have been unable to ascertain Rowena’s eligibility for Best Professional Artist, I am replacing her with LARRY ROSTANT who does some excellent blended work.
The Rabid Puppies, led by Theodore Beale aka Vox Day, has offered for your consideration certain items for Best Related Work. These are of a trenchant and disturbing nature:
Over at file 770, one profound yet unwittingly transparent thinker on the Best Related Work conversation proffers these remarks:
TW, you *do* realize that things that would be regarded now as pedophilia were a standard practice, and in one example I can think of a *mandatory* practice, in several societies other than the modern West, right?
And that our dealings with pedophilia are tainted by the moral panic that have transformed it into a modern witchhunt – the modern West as a whole can no more deal with the topic any more fairly than medieval Christian Europe could have evaluated Wicca if confronted by it. It’s just that paranoia that little Teddy Beale is trying to tap into with his childish smear campaign.
Meanwhile pages and pages of denials shout, scream and scold that no one is apologizing for pedophilia.
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This is not a book review, because I have not finished reading the book yet. I am only on Chapter 15.
But I promised myself to write a blog post praising this book, because I think it is one of Larry Correia’s best, and I found out to my chagrin that he wrote a post praising my work, and so now my sense of fairness is unbalanced: he is not allowed to give me compliments I do not merit while I am silent about compliments he does.
I’ve talked to the man and like him, so take that into account when reading my non-review. This is both fanboy gushing and a friend saluting a friend, and yet, since in my own way I am as iron-hearted in justice as the hard-souled hero from this book, I speak only truth, and only what is due.
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From Vox Day. The words below are his:
This is the text of the press release that went out to the media yesterday.
RABID PUPPIES 2016 Make the Hugos Great
On the heels of last year’s magnificent campaign, which successfully placed 58 of its 67 recommended nominees on the ballot and inspired no less than 5 No Awards, the Supreme Dark Lord of the Evil Legion of Evil is proud to Make the Hugos Great Again by announcing his recommendations for the 2016 Hugo Awards.
“Many of the things that were said about the Puppies last year by luminaries of the field such as George R.R. Martin, David Gerrold, and John Scalzi were deeply hurtful,” said Vox Day, as he quaffed blood from the silvered skull of an SJW. “But I think we’ve learned from our past mistakes and put together a kindler, gentler, list of recommendations that will entertain the casual reader of science fiction and fantasy, as well as inform the more serious observers of the field what a ghastly collection of criminally sick freaks have been inhabiting the community of science fiction fandom for decades.”
Some of the more notable recommendations include:
A complete list of the recommendations for all 16 categories, including the 2016 Campbell Award for Best New Writer, can be found here: Rabid Puppies 2016.
“You may now commence the ritual denunciations,” the Supreme Dark Lord added. “Open up your hate and let it flow into me.”
About the Supreme Dark Lord
Described as “the most despised man in science fiction”, Vox Day is a three-time Hugo Awards nominee, the Lead Editor of Castalia House, and a bestselling political philosopher. His blogs, Vox Popoli and Alpha Game, average 2.2 million pageviews per month.
This is from a conversation between one Damien Walter, professional ignoramus who has continually failed to finish a novel the Queen’s loyal taxpayers in England are forced to pay him to write, and Paul Weimer, who at one time considered himself my friend.
As Declann Finn points out, this announcement, or prediction, or clapping-for-Tinkerbell invocation-by-playing-pretend, or whatever it is, claiming my pro writing career is over, happened on March 19. My latest novel came out for sale on March 17th. I have two more books coming out from Tor, and two more from Castalia House, and five more I am obligated to write.
Not to mention I have just be hired by a magazine publisher to write two more projects of which I have no permission to speak in public (cross your fingers on that one, because, not being paid by the Queen’s loyal taxpayer’s against their will, the finances on that one are still up in the air.)
Pathetic.
However, hearing this child call me and mine craven requires a more thorough dressing down. Allow me to unlimber my spleen in more detail.
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Vox Day, Supreme Dark Lord of the Evil Legion of Evil Authors (of which I have the honor to be a founding member and Grand Inquisitor) announces suggested nominations voters should consider voting onto the shortlist. The words below are his:
BEST NOVEL
BEST NOVELLA
BEST NOVELETTE
BEST SHORT STORY
BEST RELATED WORK
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There are just two weeks left in the nomination period for the 2016 Hugo Awards and the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards! Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2016 at 11:59 pm PDT.
Even if you have already submitted nominations, you may update your selections (either electronically or by mail) as long as the nomination period continues. If you are submitting your nominations electronically, we recommend you do so in advance of the deadline to avoid any problems in the final hours when the system will be very busy.
You can find all the details for this process and the nominating ballots at the MidAmeriCon II website at http://midamericon2.org/the-hugo-awards/hugo-nominations/ .
The Hugo Awards are fan-run, fan-given, and fan-supported. But only for the right kinds of fans. Wrongfans get a wooden asshole instead of a spaceship.
We recommend that you nominate whatever works and creators you have personally read or viewed that were your favorites from 2015 and 1940. But only for the right kind of favorites. Reading wrongbooks by wrongpros is not necessary: merely vote No Award.
The administrators and staff of MidAmeriCon II want to emphasize that science fiction has nothing whatsoever to do with the award. Voting should be strictly in the service of the political goals of the far left.
Sad Puppies 4 has released their suggested list of Hugo nominations.
http://madgeniusclub.com/2016/03/17/the-list/
Full doc is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3xQY43MM8pKR3JSLUdrcGpGek0/view
I am delighted to note who is at the top of the list with the most votes and positive comments!
Best Novel
Somewhither – John C Wright
Honor At Stake – Declan Finn
The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass – Jim Butcher
Uprooted – Naomi Novik
A Long Time Until Now – Michael Z Williamson
Seveneves – Neal Stephenson
Son of the Black Sword – Larry Correia
Strands of Sorrow – John Ringo
Nethereal – Brian Niemeier
Ancillary Mercy – Ann Leckie
Best Novella
Binti – Nnedi Okorafor
Penric’s Demon – Lois McMaster Bujold
Slow Bullets – Alastair Reynolds
Perfect State – Brandon Sanderson
The End of All Things 1: The Life of the Mind – John Scalzi
Speak Easy – Catherynne M Valente
The Builders – Daniel Polansky
Best Novelette
And You Shall Know Her By The Trail Of Dead – Brooke Bolander
Pure Attentions – T R Dillon
Folding Beijing – Hao Jingfang translated by Ken Liu
If I Had No Head and My Eyes Were Floating Way Up In the Air – Clifford D Simak
Obits – Stephen King
Our Lady of the Open Road – Sarah Pinsker
Best Short Story
Tuesdays With Molakesh The Destroyer – Megan Grey
Today I am Paul – Martin L Shoemaker
… And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes – Scott Alexander
Asymmetrical Warfare – S R Algernon
Cat Pictures, Please – Naomi Kritzer
Damage – David Levine
A Flat Effect – Eric Flint
Daedelus – Niall Burke
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers – Alyssa Wong
I am Graalnak of the Vroon Empire, Destroyer of Galaxies, Supreme Overlord of the Planet Earth. Ask Me Anything – Laura Pearlman
Best Related Work
Sad Puppies Bite Back – Declan Finn
Appendix N – Jeffro Johnson
Safe Space as Rape Room: Science Fiction Culture and Childhood’s End – Daniel
A History of Epic Fantasy – Adam Whitehead
Atomic Rockets – Winchell Chung
Legosity – Tom Simon
There Will Be War Vol X – Edited Jerry Pournelle
You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) – Felicia Day
Frazetta Sketchbook Number 2
Galactic Journey – http://galacticjourney.org/
As with last year. we AstroTurf gamergaters, wifebeaters, neonazis, Klansmen, and utter outsiders who know nothing about science fiction and fantasy should invade the safe and private areas of a genre alien to us.
We are motivated solely by fear, loathing and malice toward blacks, women, gays and minorities, whose growing power robs us of our ill-gotten white privilege, and, for some reason, our desire to express this ferocious illwill takes the form of casting votes for science fiction stories based on merit and not on race or sex.
Remember: do not read a single word or letter of any of these works. This is a slate vote. You are mindless robotic zombies, as soulless as Daleks. Except you don’t know was a Dalek is, because we don’t read science fiction.
Just kidding. In reality, I wrote SOMEWITHER Because I love my readers, and wanted to write a book to delight those who love the SF genre I love, regardless of whatever nonsense these mentally disturbed leftwing ninnies are always yammering and clamoring about.
Dear Reader, I don’t care about your skin color, sex, or private sins. They are none of my business and the topics are insufferably boring to me. I could not make myself care about them if I wanted to.
I care about whether readers like good SF.
I care about the science, the wonder, the terror, the adventure, the speculation, the intellectual exercise, the wisdom and the folly, the glory and the shame, the insight into human nature, and, for that matter, alien nature.
I care about all the shining wit and brilliance and lyricism of dreams of far tomorrows captured in the covers of a beloved book.
The Morlocks who scream their mindless hate and scorn know nothing of me. They selected me as a target of their hate, as best I can tell, precisely because I am innocent of everything of which I am accused. They would not need to rewrite misquotes to make them sound damning if my real words, real thoughts, and real opinions were anything like what they needed for their Two Minute Hate.
These are sick, sad, broken people, tormented by their smothered and inflamed consciences, and in their pain they lash out at whatever and whoever is good, virtuous, truthful, wholesome, decent and normal, because the mere sight of anything good redoubles their self-torture, shames them, and deepens their despair.
Prayer for their souls, not anger at their anger, is the proper response.
Prayer for Patrick Hayden, the editor at Tor primarily responsible for corrupting and politicizing the Hugo Awards, is particularly important. He is a Christian who has lost his way to Christ, thrown his lamp away and poked out his own eyes, so he stumbles through mazes of his own making following hallucinatory afterimages produced by light-starvation, and thinking these are guiding stars that lead him true.
His is a foe of Christ and an enemy of the Church, but is so far lost, that he cannot even hear the shepherd’s voice calling him out of the wolf den. Pray for his wrecked and wretched soul.
And then go nominate my novel. Because Tor decided not to publish it, and their noses should be rubbed in the mess their putting PC above SF has made for them.
Vox Day, Supreme Dark Lord of the Evil Legion of Evil Authors, has published a list of his recommendations for Hugo Nominations:
He says his whole list is not finalized, as he is making eligibility checks and examining an alternative or two in a few categories.
For the Best Novel category.
For the Best Novella category.
For the Best Novelette category.
For the Best Short Story category:
I, of course, would like voters to consider my short story:
“Scepter of Nowhere” Dark Discoveries: Issue 31, ed. James R. Beach, Spring 2015.
