2021 Yuletide Promo Post

[crantz]

Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT (optional)</b>:


(Bonus optional: What are you thinking of requesting for this?)

EDIT:

Useful tips (Not required, but helps people if they want to engage with your fandom!):

- Mention what form of media the canon is. Is it a comic miniseries? Is it a twenty season tv show? Is it a book? Is it a twitter feed?
- Is it standalone or part of a series?
- It's best to make each fandom its own entry with its own title in the subject line! That makes it easier for people to find/see what you're promoting! Don't worry about 'spam', that is the entire point of this entry and you're using it exactly as intended.


For reference, last year's promo post!

Comments

Gateway - Frederik Pohl

[rachelmanija]

FANDOM NAME: Gateway, by Frederik Pohl

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: In this haunting novel, people find alien ships that they don't quite understand, so humans can fly them, but they have no idea until it's too late where they're going or how long the trip will be or if they'll arrive somewhere they can't survive or somewhere that will make them rich or save the world. Some ships never return at all; some return with the pilots dead. Plenty of people are desperate enough to try it.

The premise is fantastic, and the book really digs into it with a lot of interstitial material like mission reports, space station classified ads, etc. I'm going to request worldbuilding for Yuletide, because the world of the story is so fantastic.

The actual plot of the book is a bit YMMV; I found it very compelling, but it depends on your tolerance for the protagonist, who is an extremely 1970s sf novel protagonist. And speaking of 1970s, warning for typical levels of isms and also a disturbing domestic violence scene. That being said, I genuinely think it's a great novel. If you like haunting mysteries beyond human ken and the dark side of the sense of wonder, check it out.

There are sequels. I don't like them and will only be requesting the first book, which stands completely on its own anyway.

WHERE CAN I FIND IT: It's pretty easy to find. You can buy it online, it turns up in used bookshops for cheap, a lot of libraries will have it, and there's an audio version that's free if you have Audible Plus.