Triumff and Angry Robot
by morgan on Jan.26, 2010, under Dan Abnett and Graham McNeill
Dan, I’m glad that you brought up Triumff and Angry Robot. I’m excited to see their books arrive here in the U. S.
It sounds like Angry Robot (love the name) is aggressively paving a path into unexplored territory. They’re going after younger readers, new genres and new styles. They’re setting themselves up as trendsetters in the category.
Here’s a quote from their mission statement: “Traditional SF and fantasy has been ploughing an entertaining furrow for many decades, but to our way of thinking much of it is missing a trick. To the new generations of readers reared on Dr Who and Battlestar Galactica, graphic novels and Gears of War 2, old school can mean staid, stuck in a rut.”
Read the whole statement here.
What is your take on that statement? Is it accurate?
When tradition and convention pressure authors to create worlds that are at least somewhat familiar or trendy, do you feel like you’re taking a giant risk by breaking new ground?
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January 27th, 2010 on 4:22 am
I’m not sure about the validity of that statement by AR. There is some really good an inovative speculative SF&F out there. Pyr, Orbit and even your own Black Library have recently published some interesting and different takes on the genre.
January 27th, 2010 on 9:14 pm
i think this company’s statement is fantastic!