StarShipSofa 391 Peter Watts
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Promo:\\xa0Class Title: The Force of Star Wars: Examining the Epic
Main Fiction: \\u201cBethlemen\\u201d 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\\xa0 the habit of appending extensive technical bibliographies onto his novels; this both confers a veneer of credibility and covers his ass against nitpickers.\\xa0 Described by the Globe & Mail as \\u201cone of the very best [hard-sf writers] alive\\u201d, the overall effect of his prose is perhaps best summed up by critic James Nicoll: \\u201cWhenever I find my will to live becoming too powerful, I read Peter Watts\\u201d.His debut novel (Starfish) was a NY Times...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.
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