astropolis update
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adelaideseanIn 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?
Who are your favourite authors or influences?
What is your book about?
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:
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.
Who are your favourite authors or influences?
I'm easily influenced by the books I'm reading, so I have to pick the right books for the right project. Tim Powers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lee Child and Peter Lovesey are perennial favourites, along with elder statesmen Charles Robert Maturin, Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson. What is your book about?
Earth Ascendant is obsessed with masks and lies and the inevitable consequences of leaving important things undone. It's set more than a million years from now, in a future where humanity has managed to occupy the entire Milky Way galaxy, but we're finding it a slippery beast to keep hold of. People like us are just not built to handle the kind of numbers involved: one hundred thousand million stars, for starters, and ten quadrillion people. I'm also very interested in exploring gender and identity at the moment, and finding it an interesting fit, alongside nutting out the logistics of a galactic economy - one that doesn't break any (or, at least, many) of the known laws of physics. 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:
Sean Williams’ latest instalment of the Astropolis series holds the reader in its grip as tightly as the first book, Saturn Returns. Much is written by critics of SF of the plots of novels in this genre. Too little is written of the development of an author’s style. Sean Williams is an author who develops his style with each novel he writes; pushing his skills. He is a writer who does not stand by his reputation, he gets better with each novel. For me it is important that you don’t need a physical description of a character to recognise them; writing style and skill of characterisation should do this for the reader. Williams can do this. 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:
When it comes to quality, home-grown science fiction, multi-award-winning author Sean Williams is in the front line of major players, turning his hand to everything from Star Wars novelisations and cutting-edge space opera to elaborate fantasy adventure with a distinctively Australian flavour."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.
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