Charles Stross: The Atrocity Archive
Finally, I've got a hold of some weird fiction I really enjoy. The Atrocity Archive by Charles Stross. Really excellent, according to me. Not exactly horror, not exactly sci-fi...kinda H. P. Lovecraft meets Niel Stephenson. Toast also has some good stuff in it, but it isn't in the same league. I'm also 9/10ths of the way through Iron Sunrise, and just now realizing it's a sequel. Duh. Got The Jennifer Morgue on the way.
This guy has cool ideas and he can really write (for a sci-fi author, that is). I write a little fiction myself, and I was disappointed to see that he'd scooped me on several ideas...and done them better than me. Damn, I hate it when that happens!
Anyway, Charles Stross: Philosoraptor sez check him out.
OOH! OOH! CHARLES STROSS! YAY!
ReplyDeleteAlso, read Glasshouse!
Myca, you are such a nerd...
ReplyDeleteMy husband likes all Charlie Stross's stuff.
ReplyDeleteHe has Accellerando and Singularity Sky.
I think my grandmother (who likes SF) enjoyed them as well.
You may also want to check out John Scalzi as well.
Myca, you are such a nerd...
ReplyDeleteWord, Winston.
Word . . . to your mother.
---Myca, who literally 15 minutes ago picked Singlarity Sky up from the library.
It's like a closed sci-fi nerd loop around here...
ReplyDeleteIf you like weird fiction, have you read any China Mieville? I've read Perdido Street Station and The Scar; the former is one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read, but the second is a pirate novel that basically only treads water. Thanks for the recommendation!
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ReplyDeleteNever even heard of her, but will check her out.