In which Sharrock relates the events that led to his legendary status – ranging from star-spanning conflict, to hand-to-hand patricidal combat
A post-apocalyptic Australia, with a community hunkering down to resist the potential threat from outside.
A very clever story, blending the future with historical and non-Western sensibilities, and story within a story, or rather, a meta-story. And it’s online, so why not read it?
The latest issue of Albedo One, the Irish SF magazine, hit the doormat with a satisfying thud a day or so ago. And once I’ve read a couple of stories I’m going to post it on to anyone in the whole wide world who fancies taking a look at the magazine.
Some ramblings and reminiscences on 45rpm, punk, e-publishing, time slippage, and a couple of good SF stories.
[28th September 2011]The Kindle app on the iPad is providing dangerously easy to buy stuff. Latest is #3 of James Patrick Kelly’s ‘Strangeways’ e-zine. More on this in a day or so.
A human/alien symbiotic relationship focusses on what is being left behind, but also what is being taken on, and it’s a good example of this kind of story.
Vinge posits a potential future for humanity that doesn’t involve the singularity, neither a huge galactic community of intelligent species
A nice little story that looks at the cost of giving up one’s memories, and the commercial exploitation thereof.
Reed on top form, and a shoo-in for a couple of next year’s Year’s Bests.
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