Dark Forest

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Untitled, a photo by Mr. Van Dinh on Flickr.

The Universe is like a dark forest - it is important to keep silent to avoid hunters. Alien civilisations do not reveal themselves, as to do so would be to invite destruction.
- Liu Cixin

There's a free exhibition currently on at the British Library which looks at the history of science fiction through books. All sorts of books: novels, science papers, greek myths, religious texts and essays.

I unfortunately didn't have a chance to see it all because the Library closed half way through my walk. I did however manage to buy the gorgeous book on the exhibition, Out of this World, and promise myself a return very soon.

The only thing that left me scratching my head was the inclusion of Neil Gaiman. He's a fantasy writer, not sci-fi (as far as I know). And he's a crap fantasy writer. But I suppose exhibitions need to cater to all tastes, even the poor ones...