His blog has gone quiet, which is always a good sign! Most likely taking a much needed little vacation, but he usually blogs while “in between” — perhaps Lady Muse have visited him! Anyway, he’s now all doctored up — honorary degree conferred! I like one of the headlines, “Now he’s the Doctor of Cyberspace!” Plus some steampunk musings at an LA Times’ Blog. Huh, I thought the VanderMeers’ Steampunk anthology was out already, pretty sure it’s on my shelf at home having just scored it? I could be wrong, big bag of books from a trip into SF last week! Maybe that was the post-cyberpunk anthology?
Category Archives: Books
Richard Morgan Rant – and justifiably so..
I have read Richard Morgan’s books and find him to be a good writer though I always put down his books feeling somewhat depressed and craving a shaft of light to sit and try to rewarm my soul again. He wrote and interesting editorial on SF/Fantasy Fans and Writers and their reaction to the genre they love and where it is going. Hope over to his blog to read more.
Books You Haven’t Read But Should: Bad Voltage
Hmm another interesting book has popped up. Looks Cheesy but worth checking out.
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Street: Empathy
Hmm new cyberpunk book just came out that I decided to order. Street: Empathy by Ryan A. Span. Looks interesting. It is reviewed here. I just ordered it on Amazon. I will let you know what I think.
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20 SF Novels That Will Change Your Life?
Hmm… Can a book change your life? Many have told me that this is the case.. Check out this site that has a list of the 20 SF Novels That Will Change Your Life… Lots of good cyberpunk on that site..
Rudy Rucker Interview
I have talked about Rudy Rucker before and his unique style of writing and take on near future. There is an excellent interview on his site that I think is worth reading. The interview was done by Erin Weinstock who runs the website Buck Rogers in the 26th century.
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More on “Rainbows End”
I noted in a previous post that Vernor Vinge had released a new book call “Rainbows End”. I found this post today off an UK site that I thought was interesting and provided a little more detail on the book and the man behind it.
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Halting State – Charles Stross
There are rare occasions when I devour a book and Halting State
Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End – Free online
I know I must have read one of his books at one time but I just cannot remember which one. In any case Rainbows End seems like an intriguing read. In any case you can read his book for free if you like at http://vrinimi.org/rainbowsend.html. You can buy it as well
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A Love of Lists
I love lists. Amazon lists, year-end lists, summer reading lists, winter reading lists, best-seller lists. I love them all. There’s so much good fiction out that it’s impossible to be aware of it all. So lists really help. We should start a list here! But until we do, SFSignal does a great job linking to various SF lists as demonstrated.
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