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Philip K. Dick (1983) M a R I a N O V I L L a R R E a L premios los premios de la ciencia ficción y la fantasía Philip K. Dick (1983) M a r i a n o V i l l a r r e a l Los artículos que aparecerán en esta nueva sección obedecen a un intento de ficción («la fantasía es generalmente recopilar y difundir los diferentes premios del fantástico, no sólo de considerada no elegible»). ciencia ficción y fantasía sino también de terror y géneros afines. El orden de aparición de los premios podría variar en función de los gustos de los lectores, No existe una predilección por un aunque procuraremos incluir un premio de ámbito estatal al año. Esperamos subgénero o temática concreta, pero sí que esta apuesta sea de vuestro interés y os animamos a participar, aportando una lógica propensión hacia autores opiniones, sugerencias y correcciones en la lista de correo de Solaris modestos o en sus inicios, que suelen ([email protected]) publicar directamente en rústica; Rudy Rucker, Tim Powers, Stephen Baxter y Dada la vasta can- Richard Paul Russo tidad de títulos a tra- fueron premiados en tar, muchos de ellos dos ocasiones. en ediciones minori- tarias, descatalogados Thomas M. Disch e inéditos en castella- fue el impulsor y pri- no, nuestro enfoque mer administrador del ha de ser necesaria- premio, cediendo el mente modesto, pro- puesto a Algis Budrys curando reflejar lo (¿Quién?, El laberinto de más fielmente posi- la luna) tras «un sueño ble la opinión mayo- en el que el fantasma ritaria de los lectores del propio Dick le (con una calificación anunció que le liberaba genérica que huya de de la carga»; actualmen- valoraciones persona- te el prestigioso crítico les, por cuanto no se- David G. Hartwell ría justo hacerlo sólo («CF dura», Gigamesh 9; con unos títulos y no «Notas sobre la evolu- con todos). ción de la literatura de terror», Gigamesh 12) comparte funciones con Fundamentos Gordon van Gelder. Entre las personalida- El Premio Philip K. Dick se conce- a 5 miembros compuesto por escrito- des que han formado parte del jurado de anualmente a obras de ciencia fic- res y académicos, quienes suelen ele- (además de varios ganadores) desta- ción publicadas originalmente en for- gir sucesor para la siguiente edición; can: Ursula K. Le Guin, Thomas M. mato de bolsillo en los Estados Uni- otro de los miembros acostumbra a ser Disch, Norman Spinrad, John Sladek, dos; este requisito pretende rememorar el vencedor de la edición anterior. Algis Budrys, John Clute, Greg Bear, el hecho de que buena parte de la obra Robert Silverberg, Vernor Vinge, de Dick pasó inadvertida en su mo- Curiosidades y Gene Wolfe, Walter Jon Williams, mento a causa de aparecer directa- Robert J. Sawyer o Paul Di Filippo… mente en ediciones populares. Está anécdotas patrocinado por The Philadelphia Philip K. Dick murió en 1982, y al Según el reputado Miquel Barceló: Science Fiction Society, y es anuncia- año siguiente ya contaba con este pre- «El premio resulta un tanto devaluado do durante la Norwescon que se cele- mio en su memoria. por la absurda condición sobre el for- bra en el estado de Washington en mato de la primera publicación de las marzo o abril (la lista de nominados se Se admiten novelas y colecciones novelas.... esta condición elimina como suele hacer pública en enero). Está de relatos, incluso en el caso de que no candidatos del premio a muchos de dotado con placa y 1.000$ USA para el todas las historias sean inéditas. Tam- los mejores títulos publicados anual- ganador y 500 para el segundo puesto bién son consideradas válidas la pri- mente en Estados Unidos... Por ello, (aunque puede variar según la recau- mera aparición en E.U.A. de libros tan sólo en algunos casos excepciona- dación obtenida en la convención). publicados originalmente en otro país, les se podrán premiar obras realmente pero quedan excluidos los libros edi- destacadas dentro del género». (Cien- Fue creado en 1983 por admirado- tados simultáneamente en tapa dura y cia Ficción, Guía de lectura. Ediciones B res de la figura de Philip K. Dick, a las autoediciones. Las obras serán - Nova Ciencia Ficción nº 28). instancias del escritor Thomas M. nominadas por al menos un juez, quien Disch (Los genocidas, Campo de concen- «no necesita leerse el libro entero para Por contra, críticos como Juan Ma- tración, En alas de la canción) y es falla- formarse una opinión» y deben encua- nuel Santiago apostillan: «Las prime- do por un jurado formado por entre 3 drarse dentro del género de ciencia ras ediciones realmente premiaban los 40 Solaris 19_40_PREMIOS Philip K. Dick.pm6 40 02/06/03, 16:55 premios trabajos más destacados del año, pues- —Té con el dragón negro —La playa salvaje to que al ser obras de autores aún no R.A.MacAvoy — Acervo CF nº 83 Kim Stanley Robinson — Júcar - consolidados aparecían en rústica. Con Etiqueta Futura nº 9 el tiempo, el Dick parece haberse con- «Historia de Marta Macnamara y vertido en el feudo de los escritores de del hombre que cambió su vida, un «Henry tenía sólo diecisiete años y la mid-list, los que publican en rústica misterioso caballero asiático llamado deseaba, como todos los demás miem- no porque sean unos chi- Mayland Long, que arriesgó sus bros de su pequeña y aislada comuni- cos prometedores que con ancestrales poderes má- dad, que Norteamérica volviera a ser el tiempo terminarán pu- gicos para ayu- grande, como lo había sido antes de blicando directamente en darle en su ba- que cayeran las bombas. Pero para sus tapa dura, sino porque di- talla contra los conciudadanos sobrevivir ya era sufi- rectamente resultan poco modernos he- ciente, hasta que aparecieron dos comerciales. Esa es la di- chiceros de la in- miembros de la Resistencia America- ferencia entre publicar formática en Si- na y mostraron que Norteamérica era en rústica ahora y ha- licon Valley». In- objeto de un complot internacional cerlo hace veinte años». usual fantasía, para mantenerla aislada y era preciso primera entrega luchar». Despertar vital de un mucha- de la serie del Dra- cho tras una devastadora guerra nu- Obras gón Negro, reco- clear; serie de Orange County (comple- traducidas mendada por Da- tada con La costa dorada y Pacific Edge), vid Pringle en Lite- con personajes comunes a tres visiones —Software ratura fantástica: las alternativas de California. Página des- Rudy Rucker — 100 mejores novelas. tacada: www.kimstanleyrobinson.net/ Martínez Roca, Página destacada: Superficción 2ª www.alia.org.au/ —Cena en el palacio de la Época nº110. ~kwatson/mac discordia Tim Powers — Martínez avoy.html Roca - Gran SuperFicción «Cobb Anderson vive retirado y sin esperar nada de la vida hasta que —Neuromante «Gregorio Rivas gozaba de mereci- se le presenta un doble de sí mismo y William Gibson — Minotauro da fama como uno de los mejores re- le ofrece la inmortalidad en nombre dentores (captores) de conversos de de la sociedad libre de robots que ha- «Henry Dorrett, unvaquero del ciber- un siniestro culto religioso. De nuevo bita la Luna... Una novela desquiciada espacio que se gana la vida hurtando se disponía a poner en peligro su vida, cuya lectura da la sensación de ser un datos y traspasando defensas electró- infiltrándose en los dominios del culto amasijo caótico de ideas originales lan- nicas, vaga por las sucias calles para rescatar a la única mujer zadas en absoluto desorden y tiene la del mundo que había amado; el precio: lógica implacable de lo cotidiano». real. Con pro- varios miles de botellas de Cyberpunk con robots sintientes que blemas profe- coñac, la moneda de cambio intentan crear una consciencia colecti- sionales y oficial después de la guerra va; inicio de la serie ware, continuada adicto a las nuclear». Título menor (de con Wetware (también premiada), drogas, se verá cf) de un gran escritor (de Freeware y Realware. Página oficial: envuelto en un fantasía); aventura, viajes en www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/ peligroso plan el tiempo, magia negra, fino rucker/ de objetivo des- humor y ritmo endiablado. conocido; en su Las Puertas de Anubis —Homúnculo — periplo se verá James P. Blaylock — Ul- Tim Powers — Ediciones Gigamesh. acompañado de tramar Ciencia Ficción nº peculiares per- «Brendan Doyle, profesor de lite- 103 ratura especializado en el romanticis- sonajes: un ex- mo inglés, es invitado a dar una confe- traño apodado «En el más oscuro rin- rencia sobre Coleridge y viajar al Lon- Armitage, una cón de un callejón del Lon- dres de 1810. Pero su viaje se complica mercenaria car- dres victoriano el jorobado y acaba varado en el pasado, prisione- gada de implan- loco Narbondo y su ayu- ro de una compleja red de intrigas. tes biomecánicos, dante devuelven los muer- Obra de culto, es una de las historias una estructura ROM que reproduce la tos a la vida. En las mohosas y húmedas sobre viajes en el tiempo más elegan- mente del fallecido McCoy Pauley y una ruinas de un cementerio en lo alto de tes y una prodigiosa novela de aven- Inteligencia Artificial que se hace llamar una colina el único sonido que altera la turas repleta de acción». Viajes en el Wintermute». Hackers, drogas de dise- quietud de la noche es el raspar de una tiempo y magia egipcia se dan la mano ño, futuro negro e hipertecnificado, pala contra las podridas maderas de un en una Inglaterra victoriana, germen megacorporaciones… conforman la no- ataúd largo tiempo olvidado. Y, por del subgénero steam-punk; sin duda la vela génesis y tótem del movimiento encima de la bruma, un dirigible sigue mejor novela de Powers. Página des- cyberpunk. Página destacada: su viaje de décadas, tripulado por un tacada: www.
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