Release Day: Ian McDonald's Brasyl and River of Gods
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Release Day: Ian McDonald's Brasyl and River of Gods
Posted on 2012-06-21 at 18:37 by Sam
I don’t generally post releases outside of the “release week” posts, but it’s a pretty big day for audiobooks as River of Gods (published 2004, winner of the BSFA Award, nominated for a Hugo, Arthur C. Clarke, and Locus, and here read by Brasyl (published 2007, winner of the BSFA Award, nominated for a Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus, and here read by
“Ian McDonald’s River of Gods painted a vivid picture of a near future India, 100 years after independence. It revolutionised British science fiction for a new generation by taking a perspective that was not European or American. Brasyl will do the same for South America’s largest and most vibrant country.”