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StarShipSofa 391 Peter Watts

StarShipSofa 391 Peter Watts

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StarShipSofa 391 Peter Watts

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2015
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Podcast episode

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Main Fiction: “Bethlemen” by Peter Watts
Peter Watts is a (former) scientist, author, and convicted felon who spent the first two decades of his adult life as a marine biologist. After fleeing academia for science fiction he became known for  the habit of appending extensive technical bibliographies onto his novels; this both confers a veneer of credibility and covers his ass against nitpickers.  Described by the Globe & Mail as “one of the very best [hard-sf writers] alive”, the overall effect of his prose is perhaps best summed up by critic James Nicoll: “Whenever I find my will to live becoming too powerful, I read Peter Watts”.

His debut novel (Starfish) was a NY Times... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 17, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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