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"A major talent... I can't wait to see more."
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"Mad English warlocks battling twisted Nazi psychics? Yes please, thank you. Tregillis's debut has a white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters-- an unstoppable Vickers of a novel."
—Cory Doctorow on Bitter Seeds
"Ian Tregillis triumphantly concludes his astonishing, brilliant, pulse-pounding debut trilogy, The Milkweed Triptych."
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"Darkly fascinating…A thoroughly fascinating conclusion to an imaginative tour de force."
—Kirkus on Necessary Evil
"A cross between the devious, character-driven spy fiction of early John le Carré and the mad science fantasy of the X-Men... Despite the jaw-dropping backdrop and oblique plotting, the narrative is driven by character and personal circumstance...
Grim indeed, yet eloquent and utterly compelling."
—Kirkus on The Coldest War
"The characters come alive via [Tregillis's] imaginative dialogue and his storyline will keep readers spellbound and on the edge of their seats with an intense sci-fi/alternate history thriller plot."
—RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars, Top Pick) on The Coldest War
"Well-drawn characters and a feel for time and place make this an excellent journey into an alternate Britain."
—Library Journal on Bitter Seeds
"Engrossing... Tregillis ably mixes cold war paranoia with his mythology."
—Publishers Weekly on The Coldest War
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Tuesday, July 19 2011, 04:23 PM

(or, I Am A Visionary, Part 2)

A while back, I posted about DARPA experiments into the possibility of using cranial electrodes to enhance peoples' performance at particular tasks.  (Which is just slightly reminiscent of a particular book.)

Now reader Chris Bachmann just sent me -- Thanks, Chris! -- this link to a piece in Wired.

The executive summary apparently involves "unwitting" test subjects, cranial electrodes, and, best of all, the elimination of pain.  Or could we perhaps call that the transcendence from man to superman?  Well, that's what I'm going to call it.

Battery powered supermens?  They haz them.

Oh, sure.  There's some indication that the original story in Pravda might be hinky, because it's short on details, long on speculation, and apparently derives from work from a nonexistent American historian.  Oh, and apparently it follows a storyline from Captain America.  I suppose some people would see that as evidence that stories of battery powered supersoldiers are nothing but meaningless fancy.

I see something darker at work.  It involves a copy of Bitter Seeds and a time machine.  In fact, that would explain both the Soviet and DARPA angles. 

It's really cool when people have send along articles suggesting real-life parallels to events in the Milkweed books.  It makes me feel like Nostradamus.  But I really, REALLY hope nobody finds evidence for life imitating The Coldest War...

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Hm... - Alejandra, Wednesday, July 20 2011, 02:51 AM
That's a tantalizing hint as to the content of "The Coldest War"! Haha. But yeah, thanks for signing my book at Mythcon. Sorry if I came across as taciturn, I was a bit preoccupied. Anyway, it was nice chatting, too. Good times.

Re: Hm... - Ian, Wednesday, July 20 2011, 09:26 AM
No worries at all! I greatly appreciate the enthusiasm for my book. I was happy to sign it for you. Have fun at Urbana!

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Ian Tregillis on the Sword and Laser Podcast
Ian Tregillis on John Scalzi's The Big Idea
Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
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An interview with the authors of Busted Flush at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
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9-way interview with the contributors to the Wild Cards novel Inside Straight at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview in the February, 2008 newsletter of the Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
An extended interview with Ian Tregillis by Ty Franck, on www.wildcardsbooks.com.

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