A quick round of sf links.
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The online science fiction zine Infinity Plus has a new interview up with Christopher Priest (the UK sf
writer, not the US comics writer). I just read his latest novel, The Separation, which I liked very much and which this interview is largely concerned with.
Infinity Plus
Christopher Priest interview
The other Chris Priest -
Also in Infinity Plus, an interview with Ted Chiang, short story writer extraordinary. He doesn’t write
much, less than a story a year, but his stories are always excellent. They’re clever stories, both for
their sf content as for their stylistic tricks and they feature believable characters.
Interview with Ted Chiang
(Both this and the above interview found via Sore Eyes.) -
Meanwhile, as you have noticed, famed socialist Scottish science fiction writer Ken MacLeod has
gotten a blog. Like his stories, it’s very politically orientated.
The Early Days of a Better Nation -
I found the following interview with Nicola Griffith while searching for something unrelated. Haven’t read any of her books yet, but the interview is still interesting. Not very up to date though, as it dates back to 1994. Explore the rest of the site too.
Nicola Griffith -
Finally, two Mary Gentle essays, one on worldbuilding and one on the attraction of villains and
shop soiled heroes.
Machiavelli, Marx And The Material Substratum
Hunchbacks, Sadists, And Shop-Soiled Heroes