Apparently, Margret Atwood once commented that "Oryx and Crake" isn't real science fiction, because sci-fi is "talking squids in outer space" and things that have not been invented yet. i remember reading a bit of this book way back when, and now i really want to reread it in full after having read the wikipedia entry linked above. i have had a few conversations recently about remembering bits of the story, and how intriguing it was, but frustratingly could not remember enough details to deduce the title or author. ill be going to the library soon!
anyway, her comment about squids in space led some people to wonder, "how many sci-fi books are there with talking squids in space? or on earth, for that matter?" and thus: talkingsquidsinouterspace.com was born.
this is a wicked compendium of sci-fi books involving (obviously) talking squids in outer space. this is everything i could have hoped for! they even have squidliographies and daily links to neat ceph-stuff.
go check it out!!!
ps- i just love todays story of the day "sheena 5" by Stephen Baxter
its about a super-intelligent squid with a super brain gen-gineered by NASA.
ive got a friend called sheena who will get a kick out of this...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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