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We're big fans of hard scifi author Paul McAuley - we even chose his novel The Quiet War to be io9's first-ever book club choice. His new book, Cowboy Angels, looks amazing. Now you can read the first three chapters! More »
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It's the opportunity of a lifetime. The Science Fiction Foundation is having a masterclass on science fiction criticism, led by The Quiet War author Paul McAuley and two other luminaries. Spend a weekend in London getting drunk on ideas. More »
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The first meeting of the io9 Book Club was a blast. We had a great conversation about Paul McAuley's The Quiet War. Now, McAuley is going to drop in and answer your questions. So ask! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5379340&view=rss&microfeed=true The first meeting of the io9 Book Club is in session all weekend, and we're talking about Paul McAuley's The Quiet War. If you want to join us, pop over to our book club meeting room. Also, don't forget that McAuley will be joining us for a discussion so get your questions ready to ask him on Monday! More »
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Welcome to the first-ever installment of the io9 Book Club. This month, we've read Paul McAuley's The Quiet War, which I reviewed here, and now it's time to start talking about what you thought of it. More »
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After we wrote about scifi book club lit, many of you asked for an io9 book club. And now we're starting one. Our first selection is Paul McAuley's geoengineering thriller and space opera The Quiet War. More »
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Eco-political, frantic, and undeniably epic, Paul McAuley's latest novel The Quiet War was nominated for a Clarke this year. It's time to check out this hard science tale of gene wizards and posthuman separatists. More »
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"One of the most obvious ways that science fiction novels tend to reflect the mores of their age is in their depiction of war. More »
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The New Space Opera, a recent anthology edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan, was supposed to testify to the resurgent vitality of the space-opera sub-genre. Instead, it showcases a new space-opera canon that's listless and cut off from the mainstream, argues reviewer Alan DeNiro in Rain Taxi. Find out why the space-opera renaissance doesn't make DeNiro want to sing, and why his review sparked a soul-searching discussion among the authors, below the fold. More »
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