# How *we* can get a special new "retro" edition of BotNS *The Urth list — 8 messages, 6 voices, 02 May 2011* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Derek Beyer *02 May 2011, 17:03* Gollancz is holding a poll of fantasy and sci-fi novels presently. The top 5 in each category will get a special retro-edition printed. The Book of the New Sun is under the fantasy heading. So go! Vote! Multiple times! Tell your friends and family! http://www.gollancz50.com/ --- ### Gerry Quinn *02 May 2011, 17:21 · in reply to Derek Beyer* ----- Original Message ----- From: Derek Beyer To: urth at lists.urth.net Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:03 PM Subject: (urth) How *we* can get a special new "retro" edition of BotNS Gollancz is holding a poll of fantasy and sci-fi novels presently. The top 5 in each category will get a special retro-edition printed. The Book of the New Sun is under the fantasy heading. So go! Vote! Multiple times! Tell your friends and family! http://www.gollancz50.com/ Hmmm, BotNS is somewhat misplaced in Fantasy. I had to pick the Vance, which I also love and which better fits the category. Hyperion was my SF choice. - Gerry Quinn --- ### Dan'l Danehy-Oakes *02 May 2011, 17:25 · in reply to Gerry Quinn* As usual, women are grossly underrepresented in these lists. I voted for Joanna Russ and Hope Mirlees. > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Derek Beyer > To: urth at lists.urth.net > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:03 PM > Subject: (urth) How *we* can get a special new "retro" edition of BotNS > Gollancz is holding a poll of fantasy and sci-fi novels presently. The top 5 > in each category will get a special retro-edition printed. The Book of the > New Sun is under the fantasy heading. So go! Vote! Multiple times! Tell your > friends and family! > http://www.gollancz50.com/ > > > Hmmm, BotNS is somewhat misplaced in Fantasy. I had to pick the Vance, > which I also love and which better fits the category. Hyperion was my SF > choice. > > - Gerry Quinn > > > _______________________________________________ --- ### Daniel Petersen *02 May 2011, 19:28 · in reply to Dan'l Danehy-Oakes* I'm scandalized that you loyal urth list folks are voting other than the mighty Wolfe! Treason! (Though I agree BotNS might be better placed in sf. I also voted Hyperion in sf!) DOJP > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote: > As usual, women are grossly underrepresented in these lists. I voted > for Joanna Russ and Hope Mirlees. > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Derek Beyer >> To: urth at lists.urth.net >> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:03 PM >> Subject: (urth) How *we* can get a special new "retro" edition of BotNS >> Gollancz is holding a poll of fantasy and sci-fi novels presently. The >> top 5 >> in each category will get a special retro-edition printed. The Book of >> the >> New Sun is under the fantasy heading. So go! Vote! Multiple times! Tell >> your >> friends and family! >> http://www.gollancz50.com/ >> >> >> Hmmm, BotNS is somewhat misplaced in Fantasy. I had to pick the Vance, >> which I also love and which better fits the category. Hyperion was my SF >> choice. >> >> - Gerry Quinn >> >> >> _______________________________________________ --- ### Derek Beyer *02 May 2011, 19:54 · follows Daniel Petersen* *sigh* Should've known. I myself found out from a blog post encouraging people to vote for Name of the Wind. While BotNS is miscategorized (understandably for a Sci-Fantasy) I still hope having announced it here will draw in a lot more Wolfe votes. --- ### Son of Witz *02 May 2011, 20:46 · in reply to Derek Beyer* I'll never understand these catagories. How could BotNS NOT be fantasy? It's a fantastic fantasy. ~Mike > On May 2, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Derek Beyer wrote: > *sigh* Should've known. I myself found out from a blog post encouraging people to vote for Name of the Wind. While BotNS is miscategorized (understandably for a Sci-Fantasy) I still hope having announced it here will draw in a lot more Wolfe votes. > _______________________________________________ --- ### James Wynn *02 May 2011, 21:50 · in reply to Son of Witz* Wolfe, Vance, and CS Lewis are genre-busters. They need a category for themselves. I suppose Burroughs' Mars stories would go there. Maybe some of Bradbury's stuff. The new Doctor Who series tilts more toward Fantasy than SF now IMO. > On 5/2/2011 3:46 PM, Son of Witz wrote: > I'll never understand these catagories. > How could BotNS NOT be fantasy? It's a fantastic fantasy. > > ~Mike --- ### Son of Witz *02 May 2011, 21:54 · in reply to James Wynn* Agreed. Genre classifications are useful only for selling stuff to people anyway. They have little other use. > On May 2, 2011, at 2:50 PM, James Wynn wrote: > Wolfe, Vance, and CS Lewis are genre-busters. They need a category for themselves. I suppose Burroughs' Mars stories would go there. Maybe some of Bradbury's stuff. The new Doctor Who series tilts more toward Fantasy than SF now IMO. > > On 5/2/2011 3:46 PM, Son of Witz wrote: >> I'll never understand these catagories. >> How could BotNS NOT be fantasy? It's a fantastic fantasy. >> >> ~Mike >> _______________________________________________ ---