Release date: May 22, 2020
Subgenre: Non-fiction, Literary criticism
About The Hugosauriad:
A Dinographic Account of the Hugo Awards. Featuring essays on every Hugo
finalist dinosaur story from 1952 to 2019, plus many more. This book
traces a dual history. It is an account of how dinosaurs have been
represented in notable science fiction stories from the 1950s onwards
but is also an examination of the history of the Hugo Science Fiction
Awards. Mixing humour and analysis, The Hugosauriad is a unique look at
pop-culture over sixty-seven years.
Excerpt:
"Jurassic Park is a film where the sub-text is wholly at odds with the text. Dr
Malcolm present multiple arguments throughout the film of varying
degrees of validity, from the dangers of unintended consequences to
more basic ‘don’t play god’ style warnings about hubris. The
eventual deaths and chaotic collapse of the park structures the
story into a clear morality tale that warns about doing things just
because you can without asking whether you should. The message is
written in bold and underlined. Yet, visually and viscerally the
film is a non-stop propaganda for the idea that WE SHOULD BRING
BACK DINOSAURS. If on leaving the movie I had been presented with a
magic button that would magically return the dinosaurs to our
world, I would have pressed it before more rational aspects of my
personality could stop me. My inner Jeff Goldblum wouldn’t get a
chance to be heard."
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About Camestros Felapton:
Camestros Felapton is an extended cosplay of a pair of syllogisms and their adventures in cyberspace. He is also the manager and amanuensis for Timothy the Talking Cat and a finalist for the 2018 Best Fanwriter Hugo Award.
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