Blogs about: Charles Stross

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Principal Component Analysis: The Lovecraft Experiment (part 1)

mentatjack wrote 1 day ago: The Setup I’ve been tweeting my linear algebra experiments today. Here’s a quick rundow … more →

Tags: Fantasy, Linear Algebra, Lovecraft, Michael Chabon, modern, tagShadow

book review: glasshouse

jjackunrau wrote 3 days ago: Glasshouse is now my favourite Charles Stross book. It’s about a person with a bunch of memory … more →

Tags: Books, Glasshouse, identity, Memory, Neal Stephenson, Review, SF, Transhuman

Review of Glasshouse

John Walsh wrote 5 days ago: When scientists approach individuals vulnerable from recent memory/identity-reassignment surgery who … more →

Tags: Review, Science Fiction

The Revolution Business by Charles Stross

David Marshall wrote 2 weeks ago: In theory, writing should be the easiest activity in the world. It is, after all, nothing more than … more →

Tags: Review, Nebula, Mack Reynolds, Spondulix, Paul Di Filippo, Narrative, Ted Chiang, Tower of Babylon, ouroboros

Book Review: Saturn's Children4 comments

Joseph Lewis wrote 2 weeks ago: It took me a rather long time to figure out why I like Michael Crichton’s books a lot more tha … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Androids, bishojo, chibi, Freya, Heinlein, Robots, Saturn's Children

The Prefect

Gorman Moloko wrote 1 month ago: It’s my favorite time of year. Yes, last week a new Alastair Reynolds paperback came out. Yo … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, Books, Alastair Reynolds, "Neal Asher", Richard Morgan, the prefect, OCD

June 4, 2009: New Episode Titles! -Ish! It's Party Time! What Does The Future Hold? A Comic Book Series Perhaps. 55 comments

josephmallozzi wrote 1 month ago: Alaina Huffman (T.J) and Julia Anderson (James) are dispatched to deal with the bear that wandere … more →

Tags: stargate universe, Stargate, Glasshouse, Michael Moorcock, Elric: Stealer

The Revolution Business2 comments

Pam Phillips wrote 1 month ago: The latest installment in Charles Stross’s Merchant Prince series, The Revolution Business, is … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, Tor, Books of 2009

The alleyways of Melbourne

wordsworm wrote 1 month ago: This is the blog of a 25-year-old bookmark. I proudly boast my own Hallmark serial number, 95 HBM 80 … more →

Tags: Australia, Me, Travel, Victoria, Albert Stone, bookmark, Bookworm, Chloe, Down Under

Independent Bookstore: Mysterious Galaxy

mentatjack wrote 1 month ago: I’m taking the Pacific Surfliner from Los Angeles to San Diego in the morning to check out My … more →

Tags: Benjamin Rosenbaum, book, Cory Doctorow, David J. Williams, greg van eekhout, John Scalzi, Kay Kenyon, margaret ronald, Matthew Wayne Selznick

Review of The Jennifer Morgue

John Walsh wrote 2 months ago: There are two main role models for spies in British literature: George Smiley and James Bond. The tw … more →

Tags: Review, Science Fiction, James Bond

book review: halting state

jjackunrau wrote 2 months ago: Charles Stross’ Halting State is about a bank robbery in a MMORPG (like World of Warcraft, but … more →

Tags: Books, SF, Review, halting state, MMORPG, Accelerando, second person

The right not to get caught9 comments

Chris Swan wrote 2 months ago: For @monadic, who forgot this was happening, and @stephenbonner who asked for a blog post summarisin … more →

Tags: Wibble, Cory Doctorow, hacking, open rights group, Politics, Privacy, Transparency

invisible airwaves crackle with life

Professor Coldheart wrote 2 months ago: This week’s media blow can download over either the 3G or standard wireless networks. House of … more →

Tags: Movies, Books, Accelerando, Singularity, Andre Dubus, House of Sand and Fog

Review - Charles Stross, Glasshouse3 comments

Che Tibby wrote 3 months ago: Great book. I enjoy Stross best when he’s mixing social commentary with his story, and Glassho … more →

Tags: Books, Review, SciFi, Social commentary

book review: iron sunrise3 comments

jjackunrau wrote 3 months ago: Now here’s a book with a story. In Charles Stross’ Iron Sunrise someone blew up a sun an … more →

Tags: Books, SF, Review, singularity sky, Traveller, iron sunrise

Review of The Merchants' War

John Walsh wrote 3 months ago: If the third episode in this series of The Merchant Princes could have been sub-titled “The Em … more →

Tags: Review, Urban Fantasy

Views of - and into - the future2 comments

jasondaponte wrote 3 months ago: I read George Orwell’s 1984 when I was way too young and have carried its message with me … more →

Tags: 1984, Books, Cyber-terrorism, GEORGE ORWELL, halting state, LARP, Mobile, Near Future, Privacy

2009 Hugo Ballot1 comment

mentatjack wrote 3 months ago: I find myself excited about speculative fiction awards this year. I’ve been helping enter awa … more →

Tags: award misc, Benjamin Rosenbaum, book, Charles Coleman Finlay, Cory Doctorow, elizabeth bear, Free, Hugo, Hugo nominee