Rama Drama (episode 15 of the podcast)

Colin and Phil recently found themselves reviewing Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama (1973) on another podcast - and were intrigued by a quote from author Mike Resnick, who said that James White's All Judgement Fled (1968) was "Rama done right".

What is this other book, and why would one repsected author (Resnick) suggest that another respected author (White) had bested yet another respected author (Clarke)? We decided to investigate - and in this episode of Science Fiction 101 we tell you everything we learned.

All Judgment Fled was first published in serialised form in the science fiction magazine Worlds of IF, edited by Fred Pohl, in 1967/8. IF was a sister magazine to Galaxy Science Fiction. The magazine appearance has some nifty line drawings by Morrow to illustrate the story:

 

 Also in this episode: 

• Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke responds to our review of his magazine!
• a science fiction character quiz
• Brandon Sanderson's record-breaking Kickstarter campaign
• Alfred Hitchcock's unfilmed science fiction movie

We hope you enjoy the episode!

 

 

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