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astropolis update
Jun. 14th, 2008 09:44 amIn a Sunday Telegraph Q&A over the weekend, I was asked (again) about my reading habits and I (again) plugged John Harwood and Rob Shearman. You'd think I'd have finished with them by now, eh? In truth, I have, so from now on I won't be able to give that answer any more. Alas. Anyone got any recommendations?
( The rest of the Q&A was about who had influenced me, and asked me to sum up Earth Ascendant in a few words. )
Speaking of Earth Ascendant, the UK edition will contain an essay about my ongoing love-affair with the gothic (my story for Godlike Machines has definitely been touched by that particular stick). Australian readers who missed out can read the piece, "A Discordant Melody", at my website or by following the link that just went by.
Stuart Mayne reviewed Earth Ascendant very favourably in Aurealis Express, for which I'm very grateful: ( Earth Ascendant is an exciting addition to this series and I can’t wait for the climax. )
And you'll find another brief description of the book on the Orbit blog, here.
While on the subject of Astropolis generally, I was pleased to see reviews of Saturn Returns on the Big Dumb Object and SF Signal sites. Terry Dowling also had nice things to say about it in The Australian, after kicking off with ( this handy little biopic. ) That can go on my tombstone, in very small print.
Lastly, have I mentioned the new Orbit covers? If not: I love them. As an avowed APOD nerd, these are just the sort of thing guaranteed to tickle my fancy. I hope I'm not alone.
( The rest of the Q&A was about who had influenced me, and asked me to sum up Earth Ascendant in a few words. )
Speaking of Earth Ascendant, the UK edition will contain an essay about my ongoing love-affair with the gothic (my story for Godlike Machines has definitely been touched by that particular stick). Australian readers who missed out can read the piece, "A Discordant Melody", at my website or by following the link that just went by.
Stuart Mayne reviewed Earth Ascendant very favourably in Aurealis Express, for which I'm very grateful: ( Earth Ascendant is an exciting addition to this series and I can’t wait for the climax. )
And you'll find another brief description of the book on the Orbit blog, here.
While on the subject of Astropolis generally, I was pleased to see reviews of Saturn Returns on the Big Dumb Object and SF Signal sites. Terry Dowling also had nice things to say about it in The Australian, after kicking off with ( this handy little biopic. ) That can go on my tombstone, in very small print.
Lastly, have I mentioned the new Orbit covers? If not: I love them. As an avowed APOD nerd, these are just the sort of thing guaranteed to tickle my fancy. I hope I'm not alone.
