While I’ve been locked in my room working on the final edits to my upcoming novel Proud Pink Sky (Amble Press, 2022), PS Publishing have released the inaugural issue of ParSec Magazine. ParSec features works by well-known science fiction writers such as Ken Macleod, Dan Abnett, and Esther Friesner, as well as my short story ‘We Have Forever’. The story follows an old married couple, the East German Petra and West German Felix, who, thanks to a miraculous new cell therapy restoring their friends to 20 years old, must choose whether they wish to rewind their lives and start afresh — wish everlasting consequences for their marriage.
A promotional video for ParSec’s launch, featuring several contributors (including myself), can be watched here:
My review of Cory Doctorow’s latest novel Attack Surface is also up at Strange Horizon’s. I’ve been a big fan of Doctorow’s ever since reading Walkaway, so I started reading his new work with high expectations…
“Doctorow makes no secret that his aim is to educate and inform. The novel opens with a dedication to real-world whistleblowers, including Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, with Attack Surface’s protagonist—Masha—working for a shadowy firm, which helps authoritarian regimes spy on subversive citizens. The novel’s tension comes from the fact that Masha is working both sides, simultaneously assisting the protestors her software is designed to follow. Her conflict lies between cynical compliance and idealistic rebellion…”
The full review can be read here.
That’s all for now, though I’ll be sure to keep posting with news on Proud Pink Sky, as well as my reports on the mysterious ‘outside’ place visible from my bedroom window.
— Redfern