Archive for March, 2008
Just in from The Agony Column…
March 17th 2008 at 4:57 pm
…comes this MP3 interview with Pump Six author Paolo Bacigalupi and Night Shade’s own Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Lassen. Not only does Rick Kleffel get Paolo to discuss his themes, methods, and intentions, but Jeremy spills the beans on, as Rick puts it, “the business ecology that allows him to thrive in the midst of skyscraper publishing […]
Listen to Audio Excerpts from Nathalie Mallet’s The Princes of the Golden Cage
March 13th 2008 at 2:45 pm
The first three chapters of Nathalie Mallet’s Arabian Nights-esque fantasy, The Princes of the Golden Cage, are now available as MP3 downloads. Spellbindingly read by Alex Wilson, this taste of The Princes of the Golden Cage is enough to get anybody hooked. Visit Nathalie’s blog to download today!
Andy Duncan interview
March 12th 2008 at 2:25 pm
We’ve just posted an interview with Andy Duncan in which he discusses the inspirations and origins of "Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse," his Nebula Award-nominated short story (which you can read for free!) from Eclipse One. Enjoy!
Interview: Andy Duncan on "Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse"
March 12th 2008 at 2:21 pm
Andy Duncan, whose story “Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse” from Eclipse One is a finalist for this year’s Nebula Award, said in an interview that the story was inspired, in part, by one of his favorite fiction writers, who had a brief celebrity as a child when she taught a pet chicken to walk backward. […]
Wastelands Conquers All, Says Omnivoracious
March 12th 2008 at 10:24 am
Over at the Amazon blog, Omnivoracious, Jeff VanderMeer has a nice piece about Wastelands, which is, incidentally, awesomely titled "Apocalypse Wow: Wastelands Conquers All." In it, Jeff says: "[Wastelands] has been one of the great success stories of the early part of 2008–selling out its initial print run (and going back to reprint), garnering rave […]
Antick Musings on the Williamses; Dragon Page Investigates Wastelands
March 11th 2008 at 6:06 pm
Over at The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent., Andrew Wheeler points out that he received copies of Snake Agent and Implied Spaces, and says some nice things about the Detective-Inspector Chen series and the previous work of Walter Jon Williams. Snippet: "[Walter Jon] Williams is probably the least-known best writer in the SF field […]
Paolo Bacigalupi: Science Fiction’s New Prophet
March 10th 2008 at 8:36 am
Paul Goat Allen recently interviewed Pump Six author Paolo Bacigalupi for Publishers Weekly. The original interview was edited down, but PW graciously allowed us to publish the entire unedited version here.
Paolo Bacigalupi: Science Fiction’s New Prophet
March 10th 2008 at 8:35 am
Paul Goat Allen recently interviewed Pump Six author Paolo Bacigalupi for Publishers Weekly. The original interview was edited down, but PW graciously allowed us to publish the entire unedited version here.
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Science Fiction’s New Prophet: An interview with Paolo Bacigalupi by Paul Goat Allen
Where many writers steer clear of weighty issues […]
New Reviews: Princes & Demons
March 9th 2008 at 12:14 pm
Fantasy Book Spot has a new review of The Demon and the City by Liz Williams (Detective Inspector Chen, book two). They gave it a 7.5 rating, and here’s how they summed it up: "An intriguing mixture of mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror with a richly imagined Eastern setting."
In other reviews news, The Princes […]
Wastelands: Trailer + More Online Stories!
March 6th 2008 at 6:51 pm
Wastelands sold out its initial print run, so we went back to press for a second printing. To celebrate, we’ve made three more stories from the book available on the anthology’s website. So that’s now a total of six stories you can read online for free; the stories are by Elizabeth Bear, M. Rickert, Cory […]
