| Re: Mundane?
'Mundane SF' is actually a term that has been around for a while -- Geoff Ryman being one of its champions. In fact, an edition of Interzone is being planned for next year dedicated to 'Mundane SF', and Geoff is involved in editing it.
Whilst I agree this is not perhaps the most exciting label, it is firmly established and unlikely to change. When I first heard the term 'Space Opera' I detested it, since it conjured up on the one hand images of robust Valkyrie-like women singing their hearts out and on the other depressing, repetitious TV soaps. Neither were images I tended to associate with SF.
Now, of course, I hear 'Space Opera' and think nothing of it. I suspect it'll be the same with 'Mundane': if the label sticks around for long enough, we'll all get used to the word and simply accept it. |