Recently there was a controversy about SF conventions and if they were doomed because so many younger fans are brought in by gasp! MEDIA. This trend probably got it start when Star Trek's original series made its debut. But in true "Get out of my yard, you damn kids!" fashion, some elder literary fans have been predicting the death of SF ( Read more... )

Okay. I'm going to attempt this. I've started on the first volume of Robert Jordan's enormous "The Wheel of Time" series. Wish me luck. paedraggaidin, any protips? I know you've finished it.