2008 September at Brenda Cooper

Archive for September, 2008

Reading Recommendations: Short Work

September 20th 2008 at 12:13 pm

I just returned from a delightful long weekend on the Oregon Coast, where I attended a short story workshop with Sheila Williams, the editor at Asimov’s Science Fiction. As prep for the workshop, I had to read all of the stories that have come out in Asimov’s so far this year. That’s a LOT of [...]

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Ten Jobs of 2050 - Only Slightly Tongue-in-cheek

September 4th 2008 at 8:40 pm

I was cleaning up spacing issues on old posts yesterday, and I ran into a promise I’d made to post my notes for a panel I was on at the World Science Fiction Convention. So here they are:
1. Nanomanufacturer programming: We may have the all-purpose assembler machine by then. Well, someone needs to tell all [...]

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In Which I am Interviewed Twice, and Slightly Flustered

September 2nd 2008 at 5:25 pm

Lately, I’ve been interviewed twice in one week, and I’ve probably only been interviewed twice before in my life related to writing. As an author, this is both very cool, and slightly disconcerting. I like being interviewed, and I’m a little embarrased by the whole thing, too. Anyway, one interview is at Adventures in Sc [...]

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Books

Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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