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Paul Kincaid's From the Other Side, July 2015: Adam Craig's Vitus Dreams, Ian Sales' A Prospect of War, infinity plus, Tom Holt, Charles Stross, Louisa Hall, and Tales from the Vatican Vaults

Posted on 2015-08-03 at 11:00 by montsamu

From the Other Side, July 2015 By Paul Kincaid

[Editor’s Note: From the Other Side is Paul Kincaid’s monthly column on books and news from the other side of the Atlantic.]

We were in Wales at the start of the month, and in a small bookshop there I came across a beautifully-produced novel from a small Welsh press. Vitus Dreams by Adam Craig (Cinnamon Press) is what used to be called experimental fiction: that is, the book proceeds by puns, spoonerisms and other word play rather than by plot. There is a

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Posted in From the Other Side | Tagged adam craig, charles stross, cinnamon press, dave hutchinson, david v barrett, ian sales, infinity plus, louisa hall, mary gentle, paul kincaid, stephen palmer, tickety boo press, tom holt

Paul Kincaid's From the Other Side, September 2014: Graham Joyce, Adam Roberts, Infinity Plus, Gwyneth Jones, and more

Posted on 2014-10-07 at 13:35 by montsamu

From the Other Side, September 2014

By Paul Kincaid

[Editor's Note: "From the Other Side" is Paul Kincaid's monthly column on books and news from the other side of the Atlantic.]

September has been a sad month, since it opened with the death of Graham Joyce. You would be hard put to find any photograph of Graham in which he didn’t have a huge grin. It’s a measure of the man: he was charming, delightful, great company and someone who enjoyed life to the full. He was also one of the finest fantasists you

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Posted in From the Other Side | Tagged adam roberts, graham joyce, gwyneth jones, howard jacobson, infinity plus, keith brooke, orbit, paul kincaid