One Author, Nine Planets, and Half a Library There used to be a poster hanging in one of my long-ago English classrooms that read: “In order to write a single book, one must turn over half a library.” I’ve long forgetten the attribution, so forgive me, but I’ve thought of that phrase over and over […]
It’s the middle of January. Chances are good that it’s very cold outside. Hole up somewhere warm with one of this week’s most exciting new releases. From a terrifyingly plausible alternate history of World War II, to a fascinating thought experiment that mixes philosophy with robots from the far future, to a potent mix of […]
Most authors are known for a particular kind of book—David Weber? Spacefaring military sci-fi. Alastair Reynolds? Dark and gritty hard SF. Peter F. Hamilton? Dickensian space opera. Then there are authors like Jo Walton, who seems to be able to write whatever kind of book she wants, and write it very well. World War II-era alternate history? […]