<![CDATA[io9: David Weber]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: David Weber]]> http://io9.com/tag/david weber http://io9.com/tag/david weber <![CDATA[September Books bring vampires, faeries, airships, and hackers!]]> What does September have in store for you? A new Neal Stephenson novel! Not one, but two new releases from Cherie Priest! Plus faeries, vampires, digital revolutionaries, and a college in outer space. Here are all the new releases your bookshelf needs this month. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5837434&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Out of the Dark" is a fun alien invasion tale that doesn't make an impression]]> Out of the Dark, David Weber's new tale of alien invasion and human resistance, is a lot of fun, but it's no instant classic. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5666021&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Epic Space Heroes Who Gave A Better Apology Than Tiger]]> Did Tiger Woods' public apology leave you unsatisfied? Maybe the sports legend should have borrowed a bit from Lt. Commander Worf, the Tenth Doctor and other great apologizers from science fiction. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5476121&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Most Badass Female Space Pilots Of All Time]]> Some of the hottest hot-shot pilots in space opera are women. It's a longstanding tradition in science fiction to show women taking the controls of starships, space fighters and star-cruisers, and here are our favorite badass female cockpit jockeys. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5311916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Preview of Cool New Novel "By Schism Rent Asunder," Free Online]]> I am excited about David Weber's new space opera By Schism Rent Asunder, despite its slightly silly name. The novel comes out today, and luckily you can preview this tale of a renegade planet of innovators fighting a galaxy-spanning Church for free online before you pick up a copy at your local bookstore. The sequel to Off Armageddon Reef, it sounds like a version of His Dark Materials . . . but in space! Check out the preview chapters at The Fifth Imperium. Then buy the book! [By Schism Rent Asunder via Amazon] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018672&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Grimly Grim Hallmark Of Awfully Bad Writing]]> Classic science fiction novels have many annoying writing tics that make it hard to enjoy them, but the word "grimly" has always seemed the worst. People are always speaking grimly, or staring grimly, or even smiling grimly. Of all the adverbs that attach themselves, like alien facehuggers, to science fiction prose, "grimly" is the worst — and the most unnecessary. And it's still cropping up all the time. More »
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