…and also my story “Horus Ascending”, about a sundered AI and a dying colony). You can download it here (I can’t see every amazon country, but it looks like it’s free in France, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this promotion was valid in every amazon country)….
…delines in a rushed fashion: Tyrol blithely abandons Cally’s son when it becomes clear it’s no longer his (way to go, Dad), Tigh dumps Caprica Six like so much refuse when she miscarries (you’d think she’d be needing emotional support at this point, but when we both see them again, Tigh is with Ellen, and they both appear completely unaffected by what’s happened to them). Or Gaius suddenly wanting to be with Caprica Six again, after ignoring her f…
…ns of those words I didn’t know at me; though after that hour of answering questions, I basically was ready for a high-calorie meal and some quiet time); signed a bunch of download cards (my Spanish editor, Fata Libelli, is ebooks only, but they had brought over cardboard books with a download code); and enjoyed a spot of gastronomy. I caught up with pan tumaca and great ham; and had a tussle with the Lobster of Doom (it started out as a bunch of…
Just a quick heads-up that I put chapter one of my upcoming Gollancz/Roc release The House of Shattered Wings online for your reading pleasure 🙂 It is almost pleasant, at first, to be Falling. The harsh, unwavering light of the City recedes, leaving you in shadow, leaving only memories of relief, of a blessed coolness seizing your limbs. Nothing has turned yet into longing, into bitterness, into the cold that will never cease, not even in the hea…
…sensitive antennae. But when such works are taken for the real thing, the real thing often gets devalued or rejected outright, just as real science gets rejected in SF in favor of notions that are false or obsolete and often duller than the real thing. (…) There’s another equivalence between science and non-Anglo cultures in speculative fiction. Namely, the devil’s in the details. You need to have absorbed enough of your subject’s essence to know…
…al people). Also, as Anne S. Zanoni points out, she sent me one of the sweetest mails ever after she proofread this–I’m a big Patricia McKillip fan, so being compared to her while I still felt like a raw newbie was, well, pretty magical… Huan Ho sealed the last window, leaving only a crack in the shutter. Tonight, he thought, his eye on the empty streets, the neighbours’ barred shutters. Tonight he had to pass the door on the hill, or let the sick…
…In a 19th Century alt-Vietnamese academy, a young orphaned scholar gets drawn into the orbit of a mysterious teacher and his no-less-mysterious student, in search of the power to remake the world… (yes, this was heavily inspired by Utena). Where to Buy Amazon Buy Now…
…t Cadigan, Ken Liu, Nino Cipri… -and I’ve made available a bundle of three of my Xuya stories that aren’t easy to find through my Patreon (this is a public post but do feel free to join my Patreon if you want the exciting paying stuff: this is much much appreciated). Go download them here. …
…t know what the cocktail party effect is. It’s a little magic trick of the brain: when you’re talking to someone in a noisy environment, your brain will automatically edit out the background noise (even and especially if said noise includes intelligible conversations), allowing you to focus on the person(s) you’re speaking with. It’s invaluable in parties (hence the name), but also in restaurants, bars, and other kinds of social functions. Sadly,…
…ts, events and activities. We hope that all European countries with a SF&F community will become involved in this pan-European project. Europa SF is dedicated to posting news, links and original materials related to science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, films and TV series from all over Europe. Here are the columns we suggest and their titles: 1. Editorial – a monthly, 2-4,000-character general article on European SF 2. On the spot – short art…
