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Return of the Recommended Texts

Return of the Recommended Texts 

I’ve had a small break after “I, Q” but it’s time to start posting again. Here are six more d-mat-related tales that I enjoyed reading while doing the research for my PhD. I can’t reiterate enough how much these stories inspired me to think about matter transmitters in new and interesting ways–new to me, anyway. […]

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The Reading of Recommended Texts is Recommended (but not Compulsory)

The Reading of Recommended Texts is Recommended (but not Compulsory) 

I’m obsessed with d-mat. (Does it show?) As well as writing Twinmaker and all the related short stories and urban myths and stuff–having huge fun doing it too, let me tell you–I was working on a PhD examining the history of matter transmitters, with a view to making other people obsessed with them too. Or […]

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Crashing Into December

Crashing Into December 

I’ve been madly working on Crashland, the sequel to Twinmaker, hence the slowness on the blogging front. That will be rectified soon! In the meantime, here are some random things from the last week: Clair’s lenses are well on the way to becoming a reality.“This is not science fiction,” chief researcher for the project Jelle De […]

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Doctor Who?

It’s official! I am now Dr Sean Williams, expert in fictional matter transmitters and Affiliate of the J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice at the University of Adelaide. My exegesis will be available electronically through the academic library system, but the creative component will be embargoed for a bit. I do, however, have the two […]

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