Archive for July, 2008

Review Round-up

July 13th 2008 at 9:20 am

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reviews Walter Jon Williams’s Implied Spaces: “The action is frenetic. Williams also delights in using words like “dottle” (a plug of burned tobacco in a pipe) and “squinch” (an arch in the inside corner of a square room or tower). But these signature moves make his story fun.”
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Got Zombies?

July 8th 2008 at 2:10 pm

Check it out. Your first glimpse of David Palumbo’s cover for The Living Dead, coming this fall from Night Shade Books.
And for an extra-special taste of what’s to come, check out Pseudopod’s presentation of David Barr Kirtley’s The Skull-Faced Boy, just one of the 34 chilling tales included in The Living Dead.

SFRevu Interviews Paolo Bacigalupi

July 7th 2008 at 6:56 am

SFRevu, who reviewed Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six last week, has now posted an interview with him.

Washington Post on Implied Spaces, plus other reviews & tidbits

July 6th 2008 at 8:26 am

In The Washington Post, the ever-erudite John Clute reviews Implied Spaces, calling it a tale of “exuberance and high color.”
Meanwhile, blogger Alexx Kay says that Implied Spaces reminded him of “mature period Heinlein” and tags the book as “highly recommended.” Here’s a snippet: “There are plenty of surprises, many pulled off by clever writing tricks. […]

Free Walter Jon Williams Downloads!

July 1st 2008 at 4:40 am

To celebrate the release of Walter Jon Williams’s new novel Implied Spaces–which Kirkus Reviews describes as “an intelligent, delicate and precise novel of real depth: a pleasure to read, an undertaking to savor”–we’ve posted a self-contained excerpt from the book.
But that’s not all, we’ve also posted a short interview with Walter about the book, […]

Walter Jon Williams on Implied Spaces

July 1st 2008 at 4:38 am

In an interview we conducted with Walter Jon Williams, he said that his new book Implied Spaces begins with a single character and a simple situation, then expands the story through a series of revelations, each pulling the camera back farther until the subject matter becomes literally cosmic.
“On the surface, the story concerns Aristide, a […]

SF Revu on Pump Six

July 1st 2008 at 4:00 am

SF Revu has an enthusiastic review of Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six. Here’s a snippet: “I’m of the opinion that there has never been a more timely collection of science fiction stories than Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six. … A great story makes you think. What would I do in this situation? What effect would this have […]

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