<![CDATA[io9: Julian Comstock]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Julian Comstock]]> http://io9.com/tag/julian comstock http://io9.com/tag/julian comstock <![CDATA[Why are three of this year's Hugo nominees about the decline of America?]]> Blogger Paul Kincaid compares three of this year's five Hugo finalists, and discovers a theme: They're all about the decline of the United States of America. What causes the U.S. to fall from power in these books? Spoilers ahead. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5592023&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books]]> Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June's books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America's dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds' eon-spanning colonization saga. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5302981&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robert Charles Wilson Talks About Movies And Limits To The Singularity]]> In Robert Charles Wilson's new novel Julian Comstock, an energy-depleted 22nd Century looks very much like the 19th. We interviewed Wilson about his non-singularity future, and the silent movies that inspire him. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5302253&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[22nd Century Darwinians Challenge the Church in "Julian Comstock"]]> Peak oil has left the world a churchy, early-industrial shambles in Robert Charles Wilson's new novel Julian Comstock. An engaging cross between post-apocalyptic series Jericho and Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, it may be the best science fiction novel of the year so far. More »
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