FUTURE IMPERFECT with Sylvain Neuvel and Robert J Sawyer
Hosted by Peter Schneider
In Person Fiction
Cracking open a new Robert J. Sawyer book is like getting a gift from a friend who visits all the strange and undiscovered places in the world. You can't wait to see what he's going to amaze you with this time.
We welcome two remarkable talents–an acclaimed first timer and the country’s most celebrated master–who keep their speculative fiction rooted in compelling characterization and plausible science. Join us for a conversation on the power of imagination and daunting task of showcasing tomorrow today.
An inventive debut in the tradition of World War Z and The Martian, told in interviews, journal entries, transcripts, and news articles, Sleeping Giants by Montreal’s Sylvain Neuvel, is a thriller fueled by a quest for truth—and a fight for control of earthshaking power. Kirkus Reviews calls it a “stellar debut novel [that] masterfully blends together elements of sci-fi, political thriller and apocalyptic fiction.”
Robert J. Sawyer has proven himself to be "a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation" (The New York Times). Now, in Quantum Night, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing: As a rising tide of violence and hate sweeps across the globe, the psychologist and the physicist combine forces in a race against time to see if they can do the impossible--change human nature--before the entire world descends into darkness.
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