Paul Di Filippo has reviewed Lord Quillifer, and the praise, to coin a phrase, is unstinting. Some choice selections: Williams’s powers of invention have not paled. The interpersonal affairs of all the schemers exhibit the same baroque intricacies of yore. The big military setpieces show a flair for clarity of action and surprise of developments, […]

I’ll be spending the weekend in Boston, attending Boskone, their annual convention. I hope you’ll all stop by and say hi. Here’s my schedule, for any of you needing to track me down. Fantastic Leadership Format: Panel 18 Feb 2022, Friday 19:00 – 19:50, Burroughs (Westin) In the beginning were the gallant king, the noble scientist, […]

Some days I’m in the mood for a good takedown review, at least if it’s not of one of my books. (And those are often so misguided that they’re funny. I particularly like the ones that complain that I keep interrupting what should be nonstop action scenes with scenes giving psychological complexity to my characters.) […]

Our Arctic adventure continues! The technician will attempt his repairs once he can get parts for our 35-year-old boiler. In the meantime I’m keeping a fire in the fireplace. (Update: the boiler’s now churning out heat just like it ought, but the house is big and the temperature is going up by one degree per […]