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Fantastic Fiction: A Golden Age of Young Adult Science Fiction?

June 25, 2025October 8, 2024 by Farah Mendlesohn
The text Fantastic Fiction against a retrofuturistic design of a rounded triangle shape with a gold swirl pattern.

In 2005 I was scrambling to find new—never mind excellent—science fiction titles for young adults. In 2010 my book The Inter-Galactic Playground was nominated for a Hugo. It was already out of date. In 2024 I can’t keep up.

Categories Fantastic Fiction Tags Science Fiction, YA, Young Adult 3 Comments

Fantastic Fiction: The Plight of Modern Young Adult Science Fiction

June 25, 2025October 4, 2024 by James Davis Nicoll
The text Fantastic Fiction against a retrofuturistic design of a rounded triangle shape with a gold swirl pattern.

Where is young adult science fiction? Is science fiction doomed to gradual extinction as its writers and readers age and die without replacement? Or is there a simple, easily implemented solution?

Categories Fantastic Fiction Tags Science Fiction, YA, Young Adult 9 Comments

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