sfsite.com - 3/9/2009
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Why do we read hard science fiction? It could be that in a hard SF story the characters are bound by the laws of the universe, the threat they face is shaped by the immutable rule of nature. In other words, science is king, physics or chemistry or, just occasionally, biology provides the threat ...
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... out posts by Christopher Barzak, Susan Marie Groppi, and Alastair Reynolds as worth reading. Separately but relatedly, I’d highlight the World SF news journal, intended to promote The Apex Book of World SF 1, due out later this year; and this call for papers on “postnational fantasy”.
Fun with authors responding to reviews: Greg Egan has some issues with reviews of Incandescence, including that by Paul Kincaid, but most especially Adam Roberts’ review; further discussion of this ...
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REVIEW SUMMARY : A book for people who are really, really into science.
MY RATING :
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Greg Egan will make you feel stupid
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Transmission 7: Crystal Nights by Greg Egan
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To trace impunity: Greg Egan’s Permutation City
tor.com 9/17/2008 — There are readings of a book you can’t have on first reading. One of them is the reading in the light of later work. Another is being impressed how much it hasn’t dated.
I loved Permutation City when I first read it in 1994. It blew me away. It ...
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sfsite.com 2/2/2009 — 2008 may not have been the greatest year ever for science fiction and fantasy, but even in a down year there are plenty of good books to read, and when narrowed down to the choices of a top ten list, the quality and state of SF and fantasy look as ...
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