http://thestarryrift.com An original science fiction anthology Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:36:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alastair Reynolds is the author of eight novels and two short story collections. His story in The Starry Rift is "The Star Surgeon's Apprentice" 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really excited you as a ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/30/talking-to-alastair-reynolds/ Kathleen Ann Goonan is the author of six novels. Her story in The Starry Rift is "Sundiver Day". 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really excited you as a reader? Ursula K. Le Guin stands out ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/22/talking-to-kathleen-ann-goonan/ Garth Nix is the author of sixteen novels for readers of all ages. His story in The Starry Rift is "Infestation". 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really excited you as a reader? My father ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/21/talk-to-garth-nix/ Karen Burnham gives The Starry Rift a very good review at Strange Horizons, singling out Kelly Link and Greg Egan's stories for particular comment. The introduction faired less well, but I hate writing those things, so that's okay. It is interesting to see how much various reviewers response ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/21/reviewed-at-strange-horizons/ Ann Halam, who also writes as Gwyneth Jones is the author of more than twenty novels. Her story in The Starry Rift is "Cheats". 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really excited you as a ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/20/talking-to-ann-halam/ Walter Jon Williams is the author of two short story collections and more than twenty novels. His story in The Starry Rift is "Pinocchio". 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really excited you as ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/19/talking-to-walter-jon-williams/ When I first started work on The Starry Rift it was my hope that people would be encouraged to look at a wider range of science fiction than they had before, consider different and new books to look at.  Over the next while I'll be talking about various possible books ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/18/corys-little-brother/ Farah Mendlesohn has a terrific critical blog that discusses children's literature generally, and children's science fiction in particular.   She has some nice things to say about The Starry Rift. I've asked Farah to recommend five books you could check out after The Starry Rift, which I hope to post here ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/18/discussed-on-the-inter-galactic-playground/ I have winners for the five copies of The Starry Rift. I'll post their names here just as soon as I've let the winners know, and we'll get copies out to them as quickly as possibe. Many thanks to everyone who emailed me, and for the great descriptions of favorite ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/17/winners/ Cory Doctorow is the author of four novels and two short story collections. His story in The Starry Rift is "Anda's Game", which originally appeared on salon.com. 1. When did you start reading science fiction? How old were you, and can you remember the first book or story that really ... http://thestarryrift.com/2008/04/16/talking-to-cory-doctorow/