A review essay about Iain M. Banks’ latest Culture novel, as well as a survey of the past 25 years of Banks’ Culture fiction. Detailed and brilliantly written piece.
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This 2012 book looks like an interesting novel, though the “review” itself is rather limited in scope.
A brief review of Sarah Hoyt’s new sf novel, Darkship Renegades, the follow-up to her Prometheus Award winner, Darkship Thieves.
Looming changes in intellectual copyright law, as the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a major case next week. Implication can eventually shut down the ability to resale anything, from books to cellphones and beyond.
Possible changes over at Penguin, as News Corp casts its eyes at the book market.
Looks like the second volume in Bill Patterson’s Robert A. Heinlein biography nears completion. At this rate we might see a 2013 publication date, but nothing is ever set in stone in the publishing world.
Tim Lebon’s London Eye (Toxic City, Book One), from Pyr.
I’ve just acquired two books by James P. Blaylock: Zeuglodon and The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs. A few weeks ago I re-read The Digging Leviathan just to get in the right mood.
Just started reading Brian Francis Slattery’s new novel Lost Everything. A couple of chapters in and it reads like Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, but on a river.
A recent post from Cory Doctorow hints that his novel, For the Win, is a finalist for the 2011 Prometheus Award. As the saying goes, more details to follow.
