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Infocom, who published text-adventures back in the day, produced one of their finest works in Trinity which examines just these ideas of the possible effect of the use of nuclear weapons. Released in 1986 this was maybe the first time...
Commented on Why I don't self-publish
I'm with Paws on OGH's ability to adopt other authors forms...I still find myself laughing at ideas in Trunk & Disorderly themed from PG Woodhouse. I loved Jeeves & Bertie and the takeoff is perfect. I'm also with Sean on...
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I rather enjoyed 'Bowl of Heaven' - it was obviously the first in a series of books from the pacing and extensive development of various races and characters encountered along the journeys taken by the groups of crew. New big...
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I rather enjoyed The Long Earth...Baxter's previous collaborations with Arthur C Clarke were truly dire. Interesting characters in a different world with a story told - whats not to like? -- Andrew...
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Trial comment...that id string looks like one level of indirection being omitted somewhere. -- Andrew...

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JamesPadraicR commented on Grand Guignol Tropes
Well, if we're sharing gruesome true crime stories, here's an old one from Colorado Springs where no one died. Maybe more of a Dumb Criminal story. In February of '91 I had seen this story on the news, and mentioned it to a friend, he said "Oh yeah, I know those guys. We play guitar together after work sometimes." He worked with the younger brother at a Japanese restaurant, and he filled me in on what he knew. Dan, and his older brother Don shared an apartment and liked to get drunk now and then. One night they'd had more...
Charlie Stross commented on Grand Guignol Tropes
I really hope his publishers don't try to continue the Culture series with other authors. It's better to let it go. I agree ... ... But I'm probably not giving anything away if I say that the dedication on DARK STATE is to Iain, and I'm trying to produce a work of political fiction that he'd nod along to....
a.harrowell commented on Grand Guignol Tropes
Years ago, I occasionally handled police SOC photos. What sticks in my mind is that they are an artistic genre in themselves. Highly saturated images of places that were never intended to be lit like that. Like Martin Parr with balls....
Greg. Tingey commented on Grand Guignol Tropes
One could always try this all-time classic I suppose?...
GoCaptain commented on Grand Guignol Tropes
Well, personally, I found the book a tad unsatisfying despite the intriguing premiss. My favourite still is The Cassini Division. Handling the situation with a public service announcement is my preference but then, no novel. In The Restoration Game the cops proceed a bit more subtly....

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Common Misconceptions About Publishing—a series of essays about the industry I work in.
How I Got Here In The End —my non-writing autobiography, or what I did before becoming a full-time writer.
Unwirer—an experiment in weblog mediated collaborative fiction.
Shaping the Future—a talk I gave on the social implications of Moore's Law.
Japan: first impressions — or, what I did on my holidays
Inside the MIT Media Lab—what it’s like to spend a day wandering around the Media Lab.
The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
“Nothing like this will be built again”—inside a nuclear reactor complex.
Old blog—2003-2006 (RIP)

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