Issue #1

This is issue #1 of Salon Futura. In this issue we have:

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Editorial: Welcome to Salon Futura

Hello, and welcome to the first issue of Salon Futura, a new and hopefully somewhat different magazine devoted to the discussion of science fiction, fantasy and other forms of speculative literature.

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Cover: R’lyeh

Cover: R’lyeh

“R’lyeh” by John Coulthart.

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The Waterworks

Notes on The Waterworks

There’s a famous story that in 1899 Charles H Duell resigned from the US patent office and recommended that it be closed on the basis that “everything has already been invented”. It isn’t true.

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Satoshi Kon

The Dream Master

Satoshi Kon, who died on 23rd August, was a manga artist and anime director who brought a truly mature perspective to the Japanese animation medium.

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Writing in the Real World

Writing in the Real World

Cheryl Morgan is Salon Futura’s editor. She will be writing mainly about recent novel releases. “What is this book about?” It is a common question in many literary discussions, and it can often lead to disputes. A critic might say, “this book is about the creeping industrialization of 20th Century Britain.” A reader might then [...]

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Short Fiction: September 2010

Short Fiction: September 2010

Karen Burnham will be bringing us news of the best of recent short fiction releases, concentrating primarily on stories that are online where you can go and read them immediately. To read through even a fraction of the genre short fiction available in July 2010 is to take an extended journey through foreign lands. Like [...]

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The Salon: A Changing Conversation

The Salon: A Changing Conversation

This month we welcome Gary K. Wolfe, Nnedi Okorafor and Fábio Fernandes. The topic of conversation is, perhaps appropriately, The Conversation — how we talk about science fiction and understand its history.

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China Miéville

Interview: China Miéville

Cheryl Morgan talks to China Miéville at China’s home in North London. China Miéville is a writer who lives and works in London. His latest novels are The City and The City and Kraken . China’s photo by Katie Cooke

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Lauren Beukes

Interview: Lauren Beukes

Cheryl Morgan talks to Lauren Beukes at the home of John & Judith Clute in North London. Lauren Beukes is a recovering journalist turned TV scriptwriter and novelist. She is the author of Zoo City and Moxyland. She lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Pipeline: September 2010

Book highlights selected by Salon Futura contributors and staff, and occasionally by our podcast guests and interviewees.

In this issue: Zoo City and Moxyland, Winter Song, What I Didn’t See and Other Stories, Zero History, An Artificial Night, The Quantum Thief, How To Live Safely In A Science Fiction Universe, Finch, The Reapers Are The Angels, The Living Dead 2, A Star Shall Fall, Blameless, The Evolutionary Void.

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