(urth) This Week in Google Alerts: more _Land Across_

[Daniel Otto Jack Petersen]

*http://jdbookreview.com/gene-wolfe-no-comparison/
<http://jdbookreview.com/gene-wolfe-no-comparison/> interview:> Whether you
subscribe to the theory that Wolfe is some kind of hothouse-cultivated Ent,
or “merely” a human genius, you’ll want to read his new novel _The Land
Across_.  The author graciously took the time to speak with me via email
about the genesis of his typically inventive new work, the state of
21st-century SF, and many other subjects.  An edited transcript of our
conversation follows, below. — Paul Di Filippo*


For any other out-of-it sap like me, who didn't know what 'the Singularity'
was that Di Filippo asked Wolfe about, here's a very helpful article I
found (summary:  it's 'the Rapture for nerds'):

http://io9.com/5534848/what-is-the-singularity-and-will-you-live-to-see-it

Knowing what it is makes Wolfe's answer all the more fascinating and
tantalising...

-DOJP


On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Gwern Branwen <gwern at gwern.net> wrote:

>
> http://io9.com/dont-expect-to-figure-out-gene-wolfes-new-novel-the-f-1484516074
> (review)
>
>
> http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/1591917-151/the-strange-lands-of-sci-fi-master-gene-wolfe
> (review)
>
> http://thebookofsilk.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html (character list)
>
> http://jdbookreview.com/gene-wolfe-no-comparison/ interview:
>
> > Whether you subscribe to the theory that Wolfe is some kind of
> hothouse-cultivated Ent, or “merely” a human genius, you’ll want to read
> his new novel _The Land Across_.  The author graciously took the time to
> speak with me via email about the genesis of his typically inventive new
> work, the state of 21st-century SF, and many other subjects.  An edited
> transcript of our conversation follows, below. — Paul Di Filippo
>
> --
> gwern
> http://www.gwern.net
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