[OPE-L] Giant Lizards from Another Star / Falling Rate of Profit as Science Fiction

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The article by the Scottish science fiction writer, Ken MacLeod,
originally appeared in _Nova Express_, Vol. 6, #1, Spring/Summer, 2001.
Is the concept of a falling rate of profit a subject for science fiction?

In solidarity, Jerry

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Giant Lizards from Another Star
by Ken MacLeod
Now Available!
updated 19 February 2006

 Edited by Sheila Perry

Cover by Donato Giancola. Cover design by Alice N. S. Lewis

Hardcover state ISBN 1-886778-62-0, $25.00, 1000 numbered copies

Slipcased state ISBN 1-886778-63-9, $40.00, 200 numbered and signed copies
(10 reserved for presentation purposes).

8.5"x5.5", 352 pp., February 2006


Table of Contents
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           About Science Fiction
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      The Falling Rate of Profit, Red Hordes and Green Slime

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      Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod is one of the leading exponents of the current Scottish school
of hard science fiction writers. His writing has been called "sly cultural
commentary", "subversive and observant" and "an uncommon degree of
political awareness", often with bright ideas and biting wit in the strong
Scottish characters reflecting his home country. He writes with a loving
respect for the SF greats. His new novel is titled Learning the World.

Donato Giancola
Donato Giancola is noted for his illustrations of science fiction and
fantasy, as well as other fields of art. His SF/fantasy clients include
the SciFi Channel, Lucas Arts, DC Comics, and Wizards of the Coast. He has
recently exhibited in "This is a Science Fiction Show" (Andrea Rosen
Gallery, New York, 2005) and "From Imagination to Reality: The Art of
Science Fiction" (The New York Academy of the Sciences, New York,
2004-2005). His numerous awards include NESFA's Jack Gaughan Award for
Best Emerging Artist (1998).