This is the photo the Guardian used to illustrate an article on how women are overlooked in SF

[james_davis_nicoll]

Comments

[nelc.livejournal.com]

I could criticise it for being over clever, but yeah, I think most skiffy fans are aware that Mary Shelley invented the genre and would get the Frankenstein connection at some point while reading the article, even if they're not aware that media heart-throb Cummerbund was performing the role currently.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

Some skiffy fans are aware that Brian Aldiss thinks that Mary Shelley invented the genre.

[nelc.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I dropped my irony tags.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

If they have a different idea, they're welcome to write their own book on the history of science fiction. :-)