Previous SFF Author: Craig Cormick
(1967-)
Paul Cornell writes SF and fantasy in prose, comics and television, and is one of only two people to be Hugo Award-nominated for all three media. He wrote three episodes of Doctor Who for the BBC, Batman & Robin and Superman in Action Comics for DC, and his continuing mature readers series at Vertigo is Saucer Country. Cornell lives near London, and his other interests include cricket, all things Fortean, and his newborn son Thomas (whose interests include tummy rubs and poo).
I loved Paul Cornell‘s new book, London Falling which is a terrific mash-up of urban fantasy and police procedural (here’s my review). I had a few questions for Paul and he was kind enough to spare some time for me. I’ll send one commenter a shiny new copy of London Falling (US and Canadian addresses, only, please).
Terry Weyna: Paul, London Falling is terrific fun to read! Please tell me we’re going to be reading more about Quill, Costain, Sefton and Ross — will there be a sequel?
London Falling by Paul Cornell
Just when you thought there was nothing new to be done with urban fantasy, Paul Cornell comes along with London Falling and mashes up the police procedural (i.e., a mystery solved by the police, using the tools at their disposal and confined in their scope by the law) with demons and British history. Until you read it, it’s hard to imagine a police officer giving the “right to silence” speech (the British version of the American Miranda warnings) to a creature who is doing her best dispose of him through magical means.
Terry Weyna´s rating: 4.5 | Paul Cornell | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Witches of Lychford is a novella that was published by Tor.com last year. You can find a fairly long excerpt at the Tor.com website, but you’d need to purchase the Kindle version ($2.99) or paperback to read the entire story. I acquired the audio version at Audible during a special sale. It’s 3.25 hours long and beautifully read by Marisa Calin who has just the right voices and accents for a story set in a quaint English village.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Paul Cornell | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Fort Freak by George R.R. Martin
Fort Freak is the twenty-first entry in the WILD CARDS universe, a long running series of mosaic novels edited by George R.R. Martin. It is not necessary to have read the previous twenty volumes to read this one; Fort Freak works fine as a standalone. There are numerous references to earlier books and cameos by characters that starred in them, but nothing that makes it absolutely necessary to have read earlier volumes. That is probably a good thing.
Rob Weber´s rating: 4 | Cherie Priest, David Anthony Durham, George R.R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, Paul Cornell, Victor Milan | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Previous SFF Author: Craig Cormick
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