| Author | Message | ||
     Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
Only because I know that you're familiar with these chaps, so you'd want to know: I have just commissioned a novel from Steve Rasnic Tem called Deadfall Hotel which is going to blow you away. Achingly beautiful, deliciously weird. This one is going to be a real treat. Coming your way Spring 2012. Also, our very own Mr Simon Bestwick is writing me a novel. At the moment we're searching for a title, but I've read the pitch and you're going to love it. A brutal, supernatural piece written with Simon's usual panache and poetic sensibilities. Again, a Spring 2012 novel. It's a real delight to be working with Steve for the first time and an honour to be calling back Bestwick into the stable of Jon. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.31.7.247 |
Nice one, Simone! Remember to wear your best frock at the launch. | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.78.35.175 |
Both sound interesting. FYI, the recent Solaris anthology "Engineering Infinity" is a treat. I've read roughly half of the stories thus far and several are very good indeed. Peter Watts is brillant once again with his AI-awakening story. He's so consistently good that I'm even curious about his Crysis videogame tie-in novel (a genre I would normally not touch). Stross' story is fun as well. I won't spoil here how a high tech robot story becomes a completely different genre. It was also good to see a descendant of Freya Nakamichi 47 as the protagonist. I hope that Stross will further explore this robot universe. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
I have just commissioned a novel from Steve Rasnic Tem called Deadfall Hotel Oh, yes. Brilliant news. Tem is a long-time favourite of mine. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Interestingly enough, I just finished writing the first draft of The Concrete Grove, my first novel for Solaris. I'm on a massive high right now, because this one kicked and screamed on its way out of my head. | ||
| Mark West (Mark_west) Username: Mark_west Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.171.144.195 |
Excellent news, Jon - Steve is great and Simon has never disappointed me with his fiction, looking forward to both of these (and, of course, Mr McMahon's Concrete Grove). | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.209.217 |
Thanks all (and especially Jon for obvious reasons!) Will do my best not to disappoint anyone- er, and Prof, have you got the name of a good tutu restorer? Just some- um- embarrassing stains that need removing. Ahem. Thank y'all | ||
| Stu (Stu) Username: Stu Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 82.2.66.47 |
Congratulations, Simon. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.209.217 |
Cheers, mate. |