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Milkweed Triptych
"A major talent... I can't wait to see more."
—George R. R. Martin
"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."
Cory Doctorow on Necessary Evil
"Tregillis' conclusion of the Milkweed Triptych is the pièce de résistance of the series. Necessary Evil is a perfect marriage of science fiction, fantasy and alternate history."
RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars, Top Pick) on Necessary Evil
"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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I'd Be Delighted With Three
Tuesday, April 29 2008, 10:28 AM
Today -- April 29, 2008 -- is the 100th birthday of the Dean of Science Fiction, Jack Williamson. His writing career touched nine decades.
Jack's first publication (The Metal Man) happened in 1928; he invented the term "terraforming" in 1942; SFWA named him a Grand Master in 1976 (the second Grand Master, the first being Robert A. Heinlein); his autobiography (Wonder's Child) garnered the Hugo for Best Non-Fiction Book in 1985; he won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella (The Ultimate Earth) in 2001; his final novel, The Stonehenge Gate, was published in 2005. Along the way he wrote something like 50 other novels and who knows how many short stories.

I had the honor of briefly meeting Jack at his house in Portales, NM, back during the 2006 Williamson Lectureship. This was about 6 or 7 months before he passed away on November 10, 2006. I'm very glad I had the opportunity, but I do wish I could have known him. He was a giant in the field, hugely influential upon tremendously respected by generations of science fiction writers. He mentored my mentors, and their mentors. Wow.

A signed, leather-bound first-edition of Jack's final novel is currently up for auction. The proceeds will go to support Portales's public broadcasting station.

And speaking of awards: as I mentioned yesterday, Daniel Abraham's fantastic novella The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics is on the final Hugo ballot. I promise you'll love it. Go give it a read. And, if you're a voting member of this year's Worldcon, vote your conscience.
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Interviews
Interview with SFX Magazine
Unwalkers interview [English | French ]
Interview with Speculate! Podcast Interview with Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Ian Tregillis on the Sword and Laser Podcast
Ian Tregillis on John Scalzi's The Big Idea
Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview with SFRevu
Interview with Mad Hatter Book Review
Interview with Apex Books

Interview at Literary Musings Interview with Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
An interview with the authors of Busted Flush at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
Interview with Travis Heermann at The Write Line
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.