Comments on THE GALAXY EXPRESS: Future Trend: YA Science Fiction

I think there's a wealth of good YA scifi: Wes...

2009-07-11T20:44:37.659-04:00

I think there's a wealth of good YA scifi: Westerfeld, Scalzi, Doctorow's Little Brother is particularly brilliant, Ender's Game, Lois Lowry's The Giver, Suzanne Collins's awesome Hunger Games, Allegra Goodman's The Other Side of the Island, Bernard Beckett's masterful debut novel Genesis may be my favorite book of the year. I think where we have a dearth of good scifi books is the middle reader ages of 8-12. You've got John Christopher's White Mountain series, Jeanne Duprau's City of Ember and maybe, if the kid is mature enough, Ender's Game. Not a lot unfortunately.

I've long wanted to delve into YA SF as a read...

2009-07-11T09:04:15.917-04:00

I've long wanted to delve into YA SF as a reader. Great post. It'll help get me started.

Hey everyone, this is the fifth time I've trie...

2009-07-10T08:14:49.814-04:00

Hey everyone, this is the fifth time I've tried to comment, I think Heather's fixed the comments so I don't keep raving on about all the other wonderful YA SciFi's out there.
I'm loving the resurgence of Science Fiction in the market and especially in the YA area. I grew up on McCaffrey, Heinlein, Clarke, and the like. My parents were avid readers and the bug rubbed off on me. Now I almost salivate when I see a new SciFi YA novel out there.
Thanks to Heather for letting me rabbit on, and yes I do have a little helpers who sit on my head as I'm typing away or try to erase whole paragraphs of my current WIP. I'm going to use all my influence to bring them up with a love of SciFi.

Excellent post, Natalie. The YA SF market today wi...

2009-07-09T22:48:19.777-04:00

Excellent post, Natalie. The YA SF market today will by the SFR market of the future, so I try to keep an eye on what's being released. Dawn Jackson and I currently have one in progress, too.

I just finished Scalzi's OLD MAN'S WAR and I'll have a progressive commentary up on Spacefreighters soon. I'm looking forward to reading ZOE'S TALE, but I'll read that after GHOST BRIGADES. Hmm, UGLIES sounds intriguing. Well, heck, they all do. More bricks for my Leaning Tower of TBR.

I am so excited at the prospect of introducing my ...

2009-07-09T22:12:34.487-04:00

I am so excited at the prospect of introducing my daughter to works such as these. What's nice is that there are more age-appropriate stories for teens these days in the SF genre--certainly many more than when I was a kid.

YA SF is an exquisite way for SF to evolve. Like you said, Natalie, if authors tell stories with just the right chemistry, teen readers will flock to them. What a way to nurture their intellects and imaginations simultaneously!

Great post, Natalie! I grew up reading science fic...

2009-07-09T13:59:03.716-04:00

Great post, Natalie! I grew up reading science fiction and watching shows like Star Trek, The Outer Limits and Twilight Zone. There's no telling what pathways will open up to young minds exposed to sci-fi.

Thanks for the mini round-up, Natalie. I have a 1...

2009-07-09T12:05:56.945-04:00

Thanks for the mini round-up, Natalie. I have a 12 y.o. daughter who, like her parents, enjoys a good sf/fantasy (tho she's not into the romance part yet : ). We're always on the look out for books she'd enjoy, but I think I'd like these as well! Win-win!