Hugos, Present and Futular*
Hugos Present
The time of year for Hugo nominations has arrived and authors all over the land (fantasy version) or across the universe (SF version) are coyly mentioning their published works for 2011.
Here are mine:
My second novel, The Deserter, came out in May. Phew! But only on this side of the Atlantic. Canadians, USians and others over that side of the world (mainstream version) can read it next March.
I had only three shorts published in 2011. If anybody would like to read a copy of any of them, contact me and I can hook you up:
"Lessons Learned" came out in the excellent original anthology When the Hero Come Home from Dragon Moon Press.
"The Drowner" appeared in Irish SF Magazine Albedo One. I also read it at WorldCon and TitanCon. Some time in 2012, it will be podcast by Pseudopod.
"Heartless", upset a few people, but mostly, the responses have been overwhelmingly positive. You can still read it online at Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
Hugos Futular
When the Hugo nominations come around for 2012, I'll more than likely be listing John Love's début, Faith, in the novel category. It's not the best book I've ever read -- I can think of a few minor annoyances** -- but it's extremely original, in all sorts of ways.
A no-spoiler summary might go something like this: An invincible, alien warship called Faith is travelling the Galaxy, destroying civilizations wherever it goes. Only the Outsider Class "Charles Manson", with its crew of sociopaths is weird enough to have any chance of slowing the invaders down.
This is not the kind of book where you sympathise with the characters: they're "outsiders", after all. You may even hate them. But part of the author's talent is in convincingly portraying their frightening quirks.
Recommended.
*Apologies.
**Measurements are in feet rather than metres, for example. More Canterbury Tales than SF.
The time of year for Hugo nominations has arrived and authors all over the land (fantasy version) or across the universe (SF version) are coyly mentioning their published works for 2011.
Here are mine:
My second novel, The Deserter, came out in May. Phew! But only on this side of the Atlantic. Canadians, USians and others over that side of the world (mainstream version) can read it next March.
I had only three shorts published in 2011. If anybody would like to read a copy of any of them, contact me and I can hook you up:
"Lessons Learned" came out in the excellent original anthology When the Hero Come Home from Dragon Moon Press.
"The Drowner" appeared in Irish SF Magazine Albedo One. I also read it at WorldCon and TitanCon. Some time in 2012, it will be podcast by Pseudopod.
"Heartless", upset a few people, but mostly, the responses have been overwhelmingly positive. You can still read it online at Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
Hugos Futular
When the Hugo nominations come around for 2012, I'll more than likely be listing John Love's début, Faith, in the novel category. It's not the best book I've ever read -- I can think of a few minor annoyances** -- but it's extremely original, in all sorts of ways.
A no-spoiler summary might go something like this: An invincible, alien warship called Faith is travelling the Galaxy, destroying civilizations wherever it goes. Only the Outsider Class "Charles Manson", with its crew of sociopaths is weird enough to have any chance of slowing the invaders down.
This is not the kind of book where you sympathise with the characters: they're "outsiders", after all. You may even hate them. But part of the author's talent is in convincingly portraying their frightening quirks.
Recommended.
*Apologies.
**Measurements are in feet rather than metres, for example. More Canterbury Tales than SF.
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