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SPOTLIGHT: Books of October 2008
Fantasy Book Critic —
... Covering over a quarter of a century, from his first two published stories—both of them Nebula finalists—to his most recent, the first comprehensive overview of master storyteller, Michael Swanwick, bears witness to one of the most vivid and far-ranging imaginations in contemporary fiction. From the hardest of hard science fiction to the purest of core fantasy, from the heartwarming to the despairing, these are works incandescent with literary brilliance… Official Michael Swanwick Website Order “The Best of Michael ...
25 Years of The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction Has Come To This [Literature]
io9 —
... to the volume Dozois writes of the British journal Postscripts, "I could wish they'd print more core science fiction and less slipstream/postmodernism/ fantasy." This is his usual complaint with the thirteen other "Best of the Year" anthologies released. His preference carries over to SF films, of which he counts only one real science fiction film, Danny Boyle's solar voyage Sunshine in 2007. Dozois doesn't lack for attitude, as friend Michael Swanwick makes clear in his memory of the first time he met the editor: ...
The SFFaudio Podcast #020
SFFaudio —
... A Dirge For Clowntown rules for what Powell calls “Elf Economics”, The Theft Of The Valuable Bird, Midnight Pumpkins (Cinderella as Hard Fantasy), Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock style stories, Clowntown Pajamas, the hidden but clear rules of clown and mine behavior, Toronto, 1940s, QUESTION: Who does James Powell read? ANSWER: Charles Dickens, Jorge Luis Borges, J.R.R. Tolkien, and lately Michael Swanwick’s The Edge Of The World, as wells as A Passage To ...
Fantasy Book Critic’s 2008 Review/2009 Preview — Kay Kenyon
Fantasy Book Critic —
... (F) 9) “Ironside: A Modern Faerie's Tale” by Holly Black (F) 10) “Airs and Graces” (Book Two of the Horse Mistress Saga) by Toby Bishop (F) 11) “The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden” by Catherynne Valente (F) 12) “The Dragons of Babel” by Michael Swanwick (F) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kay ...
MIND MELD: Gods by the Bushel
SF Signal —
... Michael Swanwick has received the Hugo, Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards for his work. Stations of the Tide was honored with the Nebula Award and was also nominated for the Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "The Edge of the World," was awarded the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award in 1989. It was also nominated for both the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. "Radio Waves" received the World Fantasy Award in 1996. "The Very Pulse of the Machine" received the Hugo Award in 1999, as did "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" in 2000. His most recent novel is ...
On July 20th, 1969...by Michael Swanwick
Tor.com —
... Michael Swanwick is an American science fiction and fantasy author and essayist. He has received the Hugo, Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards for his work. ...
Steampunk Month on Tor.com
Tor.com —
... Steampunk Month:
Musings on the genre from a host of esteemed guest bloggers, including G. D. Falksen, Stefania Forlini, Lev Grossman, Jah’Meia, Jay Lake, George Mann, Joe Monti, Cherie Priest, Ann VanderMeer, and Jeff VanderMeer, as well as steampunk posts from many of our regular bloggers.
Original steampunk (and steampunk-esque) fiction from Eileen Gunn & Michael Swanwick and G. D. Falksen, plus a rarely-seen comic by Sydney Padua of “The ...
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