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	Christopher Priest interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction
		Born in 1943, Christopher Priest is reckoned amongst the finest authors yet to emerge from British SF.
		I began writing in the belief that the essence of science fiction (and incidentally of much of great literature too) was the speculative or visionary metaphor, handled seriously, tackled without compromise, but presented in an entertaining, realistic or readable manner.
		Writers like Jack Currie, Russell Braddon, Don Charlwood and Richard Hillary are all but unknown these days, but their books are gripping and moving, in some ways equal to the trench poetry of the First World War.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/intcpriest.htm (4192 words)

	Locus Online: Gary Westfahl reviews The Prestige
		Priest's modern frame story, featuring descendants of Borden and Angier endeavoring to understand the story of their ancestors' feud and its enduring repercussions, has been entirely jettisoned.
		Priest's novel, I think, conveys a basic respect and appreciation for the art of stage magic, despite its unfortunate effects on the two magicians and their descendants; the various tricks the magicians employ are described in loving, authentic detail, and readers are encouraged to generally admire people who dedicate their lives to presenting persuasive illusions.
		Priest and his adapters are content to posit, implausibly, that such an astounding invention would remain forever hidden, destined to never be rediscovered.
	www.locusmag.com /2006/Features/Westfahl_ThePrestige.html (1569 words)

	Christopher Priest (English novelist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christopher Priest (born 1943) is an English writer, whose notable works include Inverted World, Fugue for a Darkening Island (US title Darkening Island), The Prestige, and The Separation.
		Priest also dealt with delusional alternate realities in A Dream of Wessex in which a group of experimenters for a British government project are brain-wired to a hypnosis machine and jointly participate in an imaginary but as-real-as-real future in a vacation island off the coast of a Sovietized Britain.
		Comic writer Jim Owsley changed his name to Christopher Priest in the mid-1990's, apparently unaware that there was already a successful writer by that name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christopher_Priest_(science_fiction_writer) (940 words)

	Christopher J. Priest - Meet Christopher Priest
		Priest came to work at DC Comics in June of 1990 and began by hanging a huge poster of Malcolm X holding a machine gun over his desk.
		Priest eventually was put in charge of the IMPACT line of comics for younger readers (and PLEASE don't put that silly exclamation point in place of the "I").
		She allayed Priest's concerns about the work involved by cheerfully telling him she'd already re-written the two end chapters into one story and it was already being drawn.
	www.vorpalbunny.com /cjpriest/meet.html (2412 words)

	Christopher Priest - Reviews - The Affirmation
		A minor matter, one would think, in a world full of unfinished and unpublished books, but the editor, a science fiction writer called Harlan Ellison, has always denied that he is unable to finish.
		Christopher Priest's The Book on the Edge of Forever makes great strides forward in explaining what events have taken place concerning this volume of sf history.
		(Priest’s book is) refreshingly honest and a needed corrective to the fawning versions of Ellison so often found in fanzines (and in his own self-congratulatory essays).
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /christopherpriest/foreverrev.htm (588 words)

	christophernolan.net - The Prestige - The Book
		Christopher Priest (born 1943) is an English science fiction writer, whose notable works include Inverted World, The Prestige, and The Separation.
		As a book, The Prestige is one of Priest's most acclaimed novels, being winner of both the World Fantasy Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (and shortlisted for three other awards).
		Two 19th-century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later.
	www.christophernolan.net /prestige_book.php (321 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Science Fiction, The Best of 2002
		Part of the answer must be yes, because different editors have (sometimes radically) different views of what science fiction is and what constitutes the "best." It can further be argued that the more anthologies of this type which can exist, the better the state of the genre.
		Science Fiction: The Best of 2002 is their second outing in the company of Mssrs.
		Their second foray into Best of Year publications within the science fiction field demonstrates that Silverberg and Haber know the field and read a variety of sources in their search to present the gamut that the genre can run.
	www.sfsite.com /05b/bs152.htm (681 words)

	Special Circumstances: Science Fiction Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In this novel, in a fictional setting she makes an attempt to realize in fiction the reality of how traditional philosophy such as Daoism became almost immediately irrelevant to the country that gave rise to these ideas and how popular thought was transformed in the space of a few years during the Cultural Revolution.
		It is a common theme in science fiction to address the changes in a society (imagined or real) caused due to the introduction of technology or scientific ideas or ideals.
		The novel is in the tradition of science fiction that is too engrossed in world building to bother with the (usually superfluous) cliffhangers in the plot.
	www.cs.sfu.ca /~anoop/weblog/archives/cat_science_fiction.html (20188 words)

	Strange Horizons Reviews: Christopher Priest: the Interaction, edited by Andrew M. Butler, reviewed by John Clute
		The volume was published by The Science Fiction Foundation (of which charity I am a Trustee) for release at the 2005 Glasgow WorldCon (which I attended) where Priest was the Guest of Honour.
		Not only are Priest's pseudonymous books not listed (maybe at his behest, because he does not like to have them talked about), but no reference at all is made to the fact that they have been programmatically excluded.
		John Clute is a writer, editor, critic and scholar of science fiction.
	www.strangehorizons.com /reviews/2006/01/christoph.shtml (2713 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Separation: Books: Christopher Priest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Priest's novel, The Prestige (soon to be a major motion picture), is regarded as his best and most well-known book.
		Priest captures the atmosphere of WWII Britain and the moral confusion of the reality of war with vivid storytelling techniques and the use of statistics and historical texts (real and feigned).
		Priest even educates the reader in areas about the war that have not been very well explored (the state of conscientious objectors in WWII Britain is not something I had previously considered).
	www.amazon.co.uk /Separation-Christopher-Priest/dp/057507003X (2853 words)

	Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest
		The HWA - The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it.
		SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America) has brought together the most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world, and has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognized as one of the most effective non-profit writers' organizations in existence.
		Christopher Rowe - Hugo nominated Kentucky science fiction writer.
	www.apexdigest.com /links.shtml (841 words)

	Interaction
		Priest's Panel from Hell was one on science fiction and God with fifteen people who speak different languages, with one panelist says, "I don't know why I'm here, I am an atheist, I have no views on God" and then gives his views on God, repeated several times.
		Priest told the story of James Owlsley, who changed his name to "Christopher Priest" because "he thought it was cool." Priest is finding this very damaging, because publishers cannot keep them straight.
		Priest said, "I'm often accused (as Mike Harrison is) of flirting with the mainstream." But after Priest explained to a journalist why he writes science fiction, the interview appeared as "Beam Me Up, Scotty".
	fanac.org /worldcon/Interaction/x05-rpt.html (21477 words)

	David Ketterer- "Vivisection": Schoolboy "John Wyndham’s" First Publication?
		In May 1998, the John Wyndham Archive, previously unavailable to researchers, joined the Science Fiction Foundation, Olaf Stapledon, and Eric Frank Russell collections at the University of Liverpool’s Sydney Jones Library.
		Because cloning is important to the plot, "Plan for Chaos" may be classified as a science fiction thriller.
		It was as a science fiction writer in the Wellsian mode that John Wyndham received international acclaim and made a significant impact on the development of British and world sf.
	www.depauw.edu /sfs/backissues/78/ketterer78art.htm (3578 words)

	Salt On Stone: Talking to Adam Roberts Interview Conducted by Rick Kleffel
		Adam Roberts is the author of three science fiction novels, one work of non-fiction about science fiction and stories covering nearly all the of science fiction's sub-genres.
		TAC: According to your web site, your latest science fiction novel, 'Stone' is a book in which the main character is both the perpetrator and the detective in a plot to massacre the population of a planet.
		In fact the differences between the writer's experience of the small press and the large press are really not that pronounced: it depends to such a large extent on your relationship with whoever is your contact.
	trashotron.com /agony/columns/08-19-02.htm (2076 words)

	Locus Online: Christopher Priest interview excerpts
		Christopher Priest was born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England, worked as an accountant and audit clerk, and was employed at a greeting card company and mail-order book publisher, before switching to full-time writing in 1968.
		Priest has been married to Leigh Kennedy since 1988; they live in Hastings with their two children.
		I want to be a writer, but I don't want to be that kind of writer.' At that point I started reading more broadly, non-fiction and literature -- not to write like that, but to go on writing what I wanted to write.
	www.locusmag.com /2006/Issues/06Priest.html (749 words)

	Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: Northern Lights
		Toronto Hydra: An Association of Science Fiction Professionals sent letters to various government officials requesting that the profession of fiction writing in general and SF writing in particular be exempted from the GST.
		Tesseracts 3, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by Canadian authors, was released in December 1990 by Press Porcépic.
		Science Fiction and Fantasy writers are well represented in The Writers' Union of Canada, one of the most-effective lobbying groups in the publishing industry.
	www.sfwriter.com /northern.htm (13448 words)

	ORB: Composition & Creative Writing - Fiction
		But for most writers, it is the revising of a piece of work that is the most considered aspect of their art.
		While this essay collection is ultimately a celebration of the writing life and of the writers whom author bell hooks (who signs her name in lower-case letters) cites as inspirational, it also illuminates the issues she and other fl women writers have to contend with in their careers.
		For writers of fiction intent on publishing, there is no better resource than the annual "Novel & Short Story Writer's Market." Each update of the guide, which lists over 2,000 places to publish fiction (including magazines literary and otherwise, zines, and book publishers large and small), acts as a kind of annual industry checkup.
	www.infoshop.u-net.com /sfwriter.htm (13540 words)

	White Screen of Despair
		He's also a programmer - I haven't had time to fully check it out, but he's the author of what appears to be a rather nifty piece of software designed for the express purpose of planning out, organising and writing a novel.
		For writers, the question may be whether to adapt or die.
		It's unabashed science fiction, with an almost "Golden Age" feel to it, but a very modern density, the culture-shock that makes science fiction so enjoyable...
	www.whitescreenofdespair.blogspot.com (6979 words)

	John Meaney's Links to Science Fiction Websites
		British science fiction writer John Meaney, author of To Hold Infinity, and the Nulapeiron Sequence: Paradox, Context, and Resolution.
		Twice shortlisted for the BSFA Award - "The first important new SF writer of the 21st Century." -The Times of London john meaney science fiction writer author british bsfa bsfa award finalist to hold infinity paradox context resolution nulapeiron trilogy sequence interzone transworld bantam u.k.
		spring rain parallax transform sharp tang sanctification a bitter shade of blindsight the dreamlode timeslice meany links websites British science fiction writer John Meaney, author of To Hold Infinity, and the Nulapeiron Sequence: Paradox, Context, and Resolution.
	johnmeaney.tripod.com /links.html (349 words)

	Recursive Science Fiction Graphic Arts
		As the writer of the graphic novel adaptation of Robert Bloch's short story, 'Hell on Earth,' I thought I should inform you that the original story was not in any way recursive.
		The main character was a detective, not a writer of horror fiction.
		Much of this story is a discussion between writer Gregory Farmer (Gardner Fox) and his editor Julian Sloan (Julius Schwartz) as they attempt to find a good science fiction story for the next issue of their comic book.
	www.nesfa.org /Recursion/recursive_graphics.htm (2736 words)

	Christopher Priest's An Infinite Summer. The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Web Site
		This collection of five tales shows Christopher Priest is as accomplished a writer of short fiction as he is at writing novel length pieces.
		The stories fit the length, requiring no more to be told, and not suffering from excess padding - this is good writing stripped down to the minimum requirements.
		I've known some authors who are extremely good novelists but who do not take to shorter fiction, and others were the opposite is true - but in this collection Christopher Priest has proven he is equally skilled in both forms.
	www.eternalnight.co.uk /books/p/priestchristopher/aninfinitesummer.html (288 words)

	dallasobserver.com \| News \| Science friction
		Flanders, a novel about the earthbound horrors of World War I. Ace cooked up a cover that everyone liked, but slapped the label "science fiction" on the spine, because that's the business they're in.
		Allison says she had no problem with the book's literary quality, but admits the match is a little uncomfortable for her house.
		There was probably discussion between Patricia and her agent that there might have been a more suitable place to take the book, but I'm not in that end of the business.
	www.dallasobserver.com /issues/1998-06-11/feature_4.html (968 words)

	Science Fiction Book Reviews
		Like the illustrious Martin Gardner, Stewart is not a novelist who knows and uses mathematics as subtext; he's a mathematician who knows and uses fiction as a vehicle.
		If SF writers really were obsessive academic experts, all SF would end up sounding like Stewart's sometimes dry but overall engaging book.
		Although he devotes some wordage to building up the personalities of Vikki Line and the Space Hopper, and detailing the social problems of Flatland, Stewart is really only concerned with concretizing the most counterintuitive aspects of modern mathematics and physics.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue214/books2.html (631 words)

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		What science fiction novel by Jules Verne, less well known than several others (all of which have films based on them), was made into a movie of the same title, which was an early starring vehicle for Charles Bronson: (a) Master of the World (b) The Green Ray (c) The Giant Raft (d) Floating Island
		The science fiction story by Arthur C. Clark, which eventually became the Stanley Kubrick science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, is: (a) “Rescue Party” (b) ”The Sentinel” (c) “Against the Fall of Night” (d) “Rendezvous with Rama”
		Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film The Clockwork Orange is from an even better novel by British novelist (of mainstream, as well as SF novels) and critic (books on James Joyce and Shakespeare): (a) Bob Shaw (b) Christopher Priest (c) Anthony Burgess (d) John Brunner (e) Brian Aldiss
	www.aug.edu /~nprinsky/ScienceFic/MockTest.htm (1771 words)

	British Science Fiction Association Awards - SFWA News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel of 2002 -- presented by Christopher Evans -- was Christopher Priest, for The Separation, published by Scribner.
		The British Science Fiction Association would like to congratulate all the winners and the shortlisted authors and artists, and to thank John Jarrold, Liam Proven and Melusine for their invaluable assistance.
		Nominations for the 2003 Awards (which will be presented at the 2004 Eastercon, Concourse, in Blackpool from 9th to 12th April 2004) are now being accepted.
	www.sfwa.org /news/03bsfa.htm (228 words)

	Slipstream (literature) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Slipstream is a kind of fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries and doesn't sit comfortably within the confines of either science fiction/fantasy or mainstream literary fiction.
		The term slipstream was coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in an article originally published in SF Eye #5, July 1989.
		While some slipstream novels employ elements of science fiction or fantasy, not all do.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slipstream_(literature) (245 words)

	Christopher Priest's Indoctrinaire. The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Web Site
		This is a intense tale, very representative of one of the main themes in a lot of sixties fiction — drugs.
		It shows that Christopher Priest, right from the outset in this his first novel, is a very talented writer.
		In many ways I am glad I seem to have overlooked his writings until this year as it means that there are still many books for me to read in the future.
	www.eternalnight.co.uk /books/p/priestchristopher/indoctrinaire.html (222 words)

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