Monday, 20 February 2012

Shine like an Arc Light

Today is the scheduled launch day of ARC, New Scientist's ambitious new SF/Futurism magazine - think OMNI updated for 2012. The magazine is mainly an e-reader publication, although I understand that there will be a limited number of print editions.

Some information:

http://arcfinity.tumblr.com/

I presume at some point there will be a link to ARC's purchase and download options.

My story "The Water Thief" appears in the first issue, which also includes stories and features from Margaret Atwood, China Mieville, M John Harrison, Stephen Baxter, Hannu Rajaniemi, Adam Roberts, Paul Graham Raven and others.
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10 comments:

  1. Henry Farrell20 February 2012 at 11:47

    The title of this post wouldn't be a reference by any chance to the signature song of a middling-obscurish Irish alt-pop band of the early 1990s?

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  2. Orin20 February 2012 at 14:04

    Cool - just picked up on Kindle.

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  3. Al R21 February 2012 at 02:47

    Henry - much missed they are too, well by me anyway.

    Orin: enjoy; I'm travelling at the mo so still haven't seen it.

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  4. frank zubek21 February 2012 at 07:25

    Here letting people know its available in the states too as I just got a copy for my own Kindle. Looking forward to reading Alastair's short story since, being in Ohio, I have to wait til summer to read Blue Remembered Earth

    Much success to everyone at ARC -keep feeding us stories

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    1. jrmtz8524 February 2012 at 18:48

      Not necessarily. I live in Texas and I got mine about a week ago (I could have gotten it at launch, but I was waiting for a signed copy which I finally found :) ).

      Just go to Abebooks and look it up there. Many good sellers with good prices and quick shipping.

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  5. Unknown22 February 2012 at 21:07

    yeah, waiting for bre too! Made a journey to Barnes & Noble for it lol and ended up with years best sf 26 instead. Your ss sticks out in there like a talented but sore thumb srry to say... but it's great? So i'll try to find 'Water Thief' in the meantime. already creeped out in a hard sf kind of way...

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  6. Henry Farrell28 February 2012 at 11:27

    This conversation has prompted me to get up off my arse and digitize an old Fat Lady Sings concert I've had on tape for the last couple of decades - they played a free gig at my old school for nostalgia's sake (Nick Kelly was a student there back in the day), and a few of us went down to give them support. Feel free to email me - henryremovethis.farrell@gmail.com - if you'd like a copy ...

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  7. Al R28 February 2012 at 16:03

    Thanks Henry, very kind - no need, though, I'm overloaded with music as it is. They were good, weren't they? I rate both albums very highly.

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  8. Henry Farrell1 March 2012 at 09:10

    No worries - this is something that I should have done in any event for my own benefit, and the benefit of my mates who were also at the gig (it's led to a combination of mild nostalgia for our student days, and existential horror at the realization that this concert took place over 20 years ago ...).

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  9. Al R1 March 2012 at 11:20

    An old colleague of mine during my ESA days used to know one of them I seem to remember - I think she was also from Dublin.

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