goodbye to another great one
Oct. 17th, 2008 11:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
adelaideseanSad news just in from SFWA:
British New Wave author, Barrington John Bayley, died October 14, 2008. He published at least 16 science fiction novels plus numerous short stories and essays between 1954 and 2006. Bayley's novels include "Collision Course", "The Soul of the Robot", and "Star Virus". His 1983 novel, "Zen Gun", was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.
Bayley may have been better known for his influence on the work of other writers, than for the direct success of his own work.
The last sentence is right on the money. The Soul of the Robot is one of the novels I remember most clearly from my early days of reading "real" SF. It's wonderfully realised, thought-provoking and emotionally powerful. I still read it every now and again to remind myself of how it should be done. I wish I'd got to meet him, if only to say thanks for the inspiration.
British New Wave author, Barrington John Bayley, died October 14, 2008. He published at least 16 science fiction novels plus numerous short stories and essays between 1954 and 2006. Bayley's novels include "Collision Course", "The Soul of the Robot", and "Star Virus". His 1983 novel, "Zen Gun", was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.
Bayley may have been better known for his influence on the work of other writers, than for the direct success of his own work.
The last sentence is right on the money. The Soul of the Robot is one of the novels I remember most clearly from my early days of reading "real" SF. It's wonderfully realised, thought-provoking and emotionally powerful. I still read it every now and again to remind myself of how it should be done. I wish I'd got to meet him, if only to say thanks for the inspiration.
