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![Are You 24 Pages Away From a Multi-Book Contract? [Book Deal]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/4/f/d/b/f/4/9/e/1/5/ff2eaa43b423f843729fde.jpeg) |
Are You 24 Pages Away From a Multi-Book Contract? [Book Deal]io9 - 4 hours ago When the struggling writer is pitching a book to an agent, he or she had better have a book, right? Well, Finnish SF author Hannu Rajaniemi sold three of them to classy UK-based Orion imprint Gollacz based on a mere 24 … Also tagged: orion, book deal, robert j sawyer, gollacz, hannu rajaniemi |
![Do Protestant Terrorist Robots Have Souls? [The Night Sessions Review]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/7/b/2/7/5/2/4/b/c/f/eba9126ef8c5f8e18222ba.jpeg) |
Do Protestant Terrorist Robots Have Souls? [The Night Sessions Review]io9 - 20 hours ago Ken MacLeod's latest novel, The Night Sessions, is about a near-future Earth that's ruled by atheists who have driven Christians into the closet. The "Faith Wars" have purged governments in the East and West of their … Also tagged: review, top, ken macleod, the night sessions review |
![Cormac McCarthy is Huge in Spain [Books]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/1/e/9/5/c/e/e/2/8/8/f45e94b6d6f43ba2341426.jpeg) |
Cormac McCarthy is Huge in Spain [Books]io9 - 20 hours ago Spain announced the results of its fan-voted scifi awards Los Premios Ignotus over the weekend, and nabbing the prize for best Spanish novel was Alexander the Great and the Eagles of Rome by Javier Negrete. The Spanish … Also tagged: spain, cormac mccarthy, alexander the great and the eagles of rome, los premios ignotus |
io9 - Oct 6, 2008
Rejoice! Penguin Books has confirmed that a new Thomas Pynchon novel is coming out in August 2009. But Penguin wouldn't comment on rumors that it's a 400-page noir story, set in the world of 1960s psychedelia. [Los …
Also tagged: noir, thomas pynchon, psychedelia, woo hoo
![A Conspiracy of Badness in Novel Writing [Books]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/8/1/f/0/8/d/6/a/d/6/8d77a3a0dfbb653c6ed7c2.jpeg) |
A Conspiracy of Badness in Novel Writing [Books]io9 - Oct 6, 2008 Every year, the Bulwer-Lytton Awards honor people who strive to write the worst first sentences for a novel that they can possibly imagine. But the winning science fiction entry this year is so weirdly similar to the … Also tagged: prose, bulwer lytton awards, starfist wings of hell |
![The Mystery of Dan Simmons [Giants Of Sci Fi]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/0/7/6/0/5/c/9/b/f/4/6ed67018b6dab3a37e2829.jpeg) |
The Mystery of Dan Simmons [Giants Of Sci Fi]io9 - Oct 4, 2008 We once asked who would replace Philip K. Dick as the most adapted SF writer, and Peoria's own prolific Dan Simmons is definitely a credible candidate. Bringing an educated, literate eye to whatever he writes - be it … Also tagged: dan simmons, giants of sci fi |
![Read SF, Save Money - And Your Country [Political Science (fiction)]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/4/d/1/8/5/b/8/4/2/e/1345ef05c46e40c3008a1b.jpeg) |
Read SF, Save Money - And Your Country [Political Science (fiction)]io9 - Oct 4, 2008 October 2 was a red-letter day for anyone who reads. After all, it's not every day that a high-quality, groundbreaking SF publisher offers up a totally affordable package of their entire collection — but on Thursday … Also tagged: must read, small beer press, political science fiction, kelly link |
![America: It Had To End Sometime [Fall Of America]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/3/c/8/3/f/4/5/6/f/d/d00e4d5ddf8d3babd56a92.jpeg) |
America: It Had To End Sometime [Fall Of America]io9 - Oct 2, 2008 With America's economic future looking bleak, now's the time to read up on what to expect after the country fails altogether. Luckily, there are a whole host of stories about the fall of America, and the ravaging of … Also tagged: fiction, collapse, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, fall of america |
![Time Traveling And Falling In Love -- For Jesus [Genre Mashups]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/a/e/d/5/b/8/8/5/2/6/beca7288782c4426ed3c25.jpeg) |
Time Traveling And Falling In Love -- For Jesus [Genre Mashups]io9 - Oct 1, 2008 Christian romance is one of the fastest growing book genres today, and Christian science fiction is an up-and-comer. So why not combine them? The cutting edge in Christian publishing may well be books about … Also tagged: religion, romance, genres, christian science fiction, genre mashups |
![Did A Brazilian Cult Novel Predict Hillary, Barack and Sarah? [O Presidente Negro]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/8/e/4/6/0/7/8/6/5/7/519f00d93b66f075f2be3a.jpeg) |
Did A Brazilian Cult Novel Predict Hillary, Barack and Sarah? [O Presidente Negro]io9 - Sep 30, 2008 A 1926 Brazilian science fiction novel about a U.S. presidential election in which a black man and a white woman play major roles has taken on new prominence during the 2008 campaign, thanks to Barack Obama. Monteiro … Also tagged: novels, o presidente negro |