He was robbed!
Robbed! I say. Our man Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts, was short listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Sadly, for Raw Shark fans everywhere, Hall didn’t take home the big prize. Instead, the winner was Richard Morgan for his book Thirteen (or TH1RTE3N, if you prefer). Confusingly, the book was published as Black Man in England. Amazon’s Omnivoracious blog has the scoop on Thirteen straight from the author:
It’s stuffed full of contentious material that, whether you agree with it or not, will give you conversational ammunition at dinner parties for months to come. Shock and Awe your guests with Provocative Genetic Science! It’s my first conscious attempt at a world that is not dystopian–roll up and see a cheery(ish) future society, one you might not actually mind living in for a change. It has a very unpredictable storyline–I know this because I had no idea where my characters were going half the time…
Intriguing.
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May 1, 2008 1:11 pm
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By Kerry, May 1, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
Or not intriging? Eww.
By Tim, May 1, 2008 @ 10:10 pm
But Kerry…Provocative Genetic Science!