Posts Tagged ‘SF’
How I wrote In The Mouth Of The Whale- Paul McAuley
Gollancz Team: Simon - January 26th, 2012
Author Post, Paul McAuley, Science Fiction
In The Mouth of the Whale, like most of my novels, began with an image. In this case a gigantic cylindrical construct hung in the atmosphere of a gas giant planet, with spidery drones working on some machine attached to its skin, and trains rushing up and down a long spine or tail that dropped away into an ocean of clouds.
This mind’s eye picture had grown out of thinking about how to … More
Tags: Gardens in the Sun, How I wrote piece, In the Mouth of the Whale, Paul McAuley, Science Fiction, SF, The Quiet War
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Blue Remembered Earth- Chapter Three
Gollancz Team: Simon - January 20th, 2012
Alastair Reynolds, Extract, Science Fiction
The woman from the bank apologised for keeping him waiting, although in fact it had been no more than minutes. Her name was Marjorie Hu, and she appeared genuinely keen to be of assistance, as if he’d caught her on a slow day where any break in routine was welcome.
‘I’m Geoffrey Akinya,’ he said, falteringly. ‘A relative of the late Eunice Akinya. Her grandson.’
‘In which case I’m very … More
Tags: Alastair Reynolds, Blue Remembered Earth, Chapter Three, Extract, SF
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