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This collection presents sixteen fascinating interviews with important contemporary science fiction figures ranging from established figures such as Samuel Delany and John Clute through such younger up-and-coming writers such as Ai Jiang to others whose contributions to science fiction are editing (Neil Clarke) illustration (John Picacio) and television (Matthew Holness). The range and variety of these pieces produces a captivating impression of the vibrant and varied genre that science fiction has become. Some of these interviews are being published for the first time and provide readers with exciting new insights and others, that have previously appeared in Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, are enhanced with the addition of editorial headnotes, references and an eloquent and helpful contextual introduction by Machell to make this a coherent, compelling and comprehensive account the state of science fiction today. Machell’s interview style is exemplary: astute, precisely formulated and occasionally provocative. His questions generate original responses from even the most familiar interviewees, and the resulting dialogues develop a genuine sense of the excitement, variety and importance of today’s science fiction scene.
-Dr. Simon Malpas, Senior Lecturer at The University of Edinburgh
James Machell 