released to celebrate 10 years of SF Collection Folio, it is a pleasure and honor that I have this code sent by Gallimard (Folio and therefore SF). Here we find a new set of very nice and who can argue visit! + + + The back cover + + +
In October 2000 the odyssey begins: Folio SF ship cast off, with on board thirty books including Foundation, Fahrenheit 451, Nine Princes in Amber , The Carrion , Frankenstein , Gandahar , Martians Go Home! , Substance or Death The Guide to the Galaxy - all classics major. October 2010. Ten years and three hundred and fifty titles later, the adventure continues. With The Horde Contrevent Alain Damasio The Way of the Sword Thomas Day, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow , Separation Christopher Priest Spin by Robert Charles Wilson and many others, the ideal library has grown.
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Anthology made to celebrate 10 years of Folio SF, this book is for me a pleasant surprise. The kind of book that is expected to be average, rather a promotional item that a book in itself, eventually emerging as a very good collection of short stories. A book that have me surprised, though like any anthology, not everything is perfect ... but continue on the news.
The book begins with the news of Mary Gentle : "The Road to Jerusalem" . One author I've never read and that I appreciated, unlike other bloggers. This little side uchronic me well more on a new last long enough, somewhere between fantasy and SF. In short, nice but not enough to say: "Ouaw. Maybe try I "The Book of Ash" one day?
Jean-Philippe Jaworski takes after him with a fairly short text: "Kennigar" . We are in full Nordic fable and it's pretty nice. However, the text is too short, and if I find out who's like that, it would be too soon forgotten. This leaves me with my hunger. Maybe it's time I tackle "Winning the war" ? In the meantime, I recommend reading "Janua Verra" or Jaworski excels in the new format. Chronicle here in these pages.
"The constructor" of Philip K. Dick is friendly with a man obsessed with creating a wooden vessel to the particular forms. Should I jump that in his work to better immerse myself in his style and soak up? In my opinion, another new would have done better ... The text of
Maia Mazaurette called "Chronos" is made rather in science fiction, unlike his last book in Folio SF is fantasy. Here, it accompanies a woman who wants to acquire its former glory, eternal youth. But what he left to get there? While writing the text is nice but not flamboyant. We will see what will happen when I get into one of his works long.
"vestige" of Christopher Priest exudes a certain beauty, a beautiful dreamlike ... But probably too tired I do not really have done a good job back in it. However, I keep my previous readings Christopher Priest a funny feeling that I was not strongly hooked. It will try again another day perhaps ... The text of
Thomas Day, "ethology of the Tiger" is for me the best of this collection in at least one of the best. The latest texts read by this author give me frankly want to retry the adventure with him, especially since I found the text more wealth than it seems. A story well done and contains a certain beauty. With this kind of text, Thomas Day reaches a certain mastery of his writing. Let's hope it lasts!
The book begins with the news of Mary Gentle : "The Road to Jerusalem" . One author I've never read and that I appreciated, unlike other bloggers. This little side uchronic me well more on a new last long enough, somewhere between fantasy and SF. In short, nice but not enough to say: "Ouaw. Maybe try I "The Book of Ash" one day?
Jean-Philippe Jaworski takes after him with a fairly short text: "Kennigar" . We are in full Nordic fable and it's pretty nice. However, the text is too short, and if I find out who's like that, it would be too soon forgotten. This leaves me with my hunger. Maybe it's time I tackle "Winning the war" ? In the meantime, I recommend reading "Janua Verra" or Jaworski excels in the new format. Chronicle here in these pages.
"The constructor" of Philip K. Dick is friendly with a man obsessed with creating a wooden vessel to the particular forms. Should I jump that in his work to better immerse myself in his style and soak up? In my opinion, another new would have done better ... The text of
Maia Mazaurette called "Chronos" is made rather in science fiction, unlike his last book in Folio SF is fantasy. Here, it accompanies a woman who wants to acquire its former glory, eternal youth. But what he left to get there? While writing the text is nice but not flamboyant. We will see what will happen when I get into one of his works long.
"vestige" of Christopher Priest exudes a certain beauty, a beautiful dreamlike ... But probably too tired I do not really have done a good job back in it. However, I keep my previous readings Christopher Priest a funny feeling that I was not strongly hooked. It will try again another day perhaps ... The text of
Thomas Day, "ethology of the Tiger" is for me the best of this collection in at least one of the best. The latest texts read by this author give me frankly want to retry the adventure with him, especially since I found the text more wealth than it seems. A story well done and contains a certain beauty. With this kind of text, Thomas Day reaches a certain mastery of his writing. Let's hope it lasts!
"Passengers" of Robert Silverberg is also one of the leading group. A fine text on a schizophrenic world or love has no place eventually. A super well written text and demonstrates Silverberg that was also an excellent short story! All this confirms my desire to reread the Silverberg elsewhere ...
followed by a text Ray Bradbury , text a bit short, which left me on my hunger. "The cement mixer mafiosi" is certainly very nice, but not to the point of the pin among others. So little disappointment here.
Stéphane Beauverger us a fairly short text entitled "OKW" . A new a little short for my taste but that is not too bad. It will give him a good grade average at best? Remember to read "The Déchronologue" of the author, one of my favorites, 2010, and a book to be published by Folio SF in March I think. The latter is reviewed here . A
ends on a high note with news that my favorite author at the time, I appointed Robert Charles Wilson . His new "utriusque Cosmi" revolve around in his work created by "Spin" and "Axis" , you will find chronicled here . Knowing that "Spin" is one of my favorites, 2010, hard to speak ill of "utriusque Cosmi" , especially here in the future is tilted and the other side, one that seems to be that of Hypothetical ... which themselves are facing a threat. The game of size and time scales and distances is interesting. A very good text, but not reinventing anything for those who have read "Spin" or his other books. Anyway, I want to read "The passenger vessel" the coup ...
Finally, note that y 'between each new short texts written by authors who are not SF. They say they each turn their joy of reading this kind of literature or what it has brought them once when they were young. If the texts are written for some goods, it has sometimes printing after reading all the literature fashionable finally gives some nice letters to the serialized novel. But here I am my bad language because it was not the goal but rather to the SF in the spotlight and what has made this kind of literature in general. A good idea to put it into text Chainas Antoine, Antoine Bello, Tristan Garcia, Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, Mathieu Terence, Marie Darrieussecq, and Jean-Pierre Luminet.
followed by a text Ray Bradbury , text a bit short, which left me on my hunger. "The cement mixer mafiosi" is certainly very nice, but not to the point of the pin among others. So little disappointment here.
Stéphane Beauverger us a fairly short text entitled "OKW" . A new a little short for my taste but that is not too bad. It will give him a good grade average at best? Remember to read "The Déchronologue" of the author, one of my favorites, 2010, and a book to be published by Folio SF in March I think. The latter is reviewed here . A
ends on a high note with news that my favorite author at the time, I appointed Robert Charles Wilson . His new "utriusque Cosmi" revolve around in his work created by "Spin" and "Axis" , you will find chronicled here . Knowing that "Spin" is one of my favorites, 2010, hard to speak ill of "utriusque Cosmi" , especially here in the future is tilted and the other side, one that seems to be that of Hypothetical ... which themselves are facing a threat. The game of size and time scales and distances is interesting. A very good text, but not reinventing anything for those who have read "Spin" or his other books. Anyway, I want to read "The passenger vessel" the coup ...
Finally, note that y 'between each new short texts written by authors who are not SF. They say they each turn their joy of reading this kind of literature or what it has brought them once when they were young. If the texts are written for some goods, it has sometimes printing after reading all the literature fashionable finally gives some nice letters to the serialized novel. But here I am my bad language because it was not the goal but rather to the SF in the spotlight and what has made this kind of literature in general. A good idea to put it into text Chainas Antoine, Antoine Bello, Tristan Garcia, Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, Mathieu Terence, Marie Darrieussecq, and Jean-Pierre Luminet.
Finally I thank Gallimard who sent me this book for 10 years from his collection Folio SF. Good birthday and good luck!
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The news of Mary Gentle being an alternate history, this book makes it eligible for the Winter Time Travel Challenge .
Third Reading so for the Winter Time Travel Challenge, challenge literary theme for the alternate history.
My presentation post
Other Tickets for the Challenge
's note RSF blog that launched the Challenge
The uchronic what is it? See more at Wikipedia
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Jean-Philippe Jaworski
Philip K. Dick
Thomas Day
Robert Silverberg
Stéphane Beauverger
Robert Charles Wilson
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Your bookstore will offer this collection of short stories for the purchase of two Folio SF. Finally if still ...
