Comments on: Liberation: a magical road-novel about America in collapse, Bradbury meets Kerouac

By: Pablo Defendini

Pablo Defendini — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Liberation is one of my recent faves as well. Just thought I'd drop you guys a line and point you to the free e-book version of Spaceman Blues (Slattery's first book) that we're hosting on Tor.com until early next week, in celebration of the release of Liberation. You do need to be registered on Tor.com to download, but doing so free and relatively painless. Enjoy!

By: boingaddict

boingaddict — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

now to add zombie apocalypse theme into the book and it will be a dreamboat….drool. Will be picking it up right away.

By: urshrew

urshrew — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So they finally novelized Fallout?

By: DeWynken

DeWynken — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

CHINA TIGER is my new battle cry!

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Unrealistic fiction?

What an absurd idea! Nothing good can come of it! It won’t entertain. Won’t provoke interesting thoughts! And could never ever shape and/or benefit society in any form.

/sarcasm

By: a_user

a_user — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Is this like where you get a kid persistently shouting about wanting something and everyone in earshot pretends the kid doesn’t exist?

By: noen

noen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It may be great friction but these post apocalyptic America stories are a little unrealistic. It would of course never happen this way in real life. They are a kind of nostalgia for the old west.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m on about page 50 and I can barely put the book down to sleep and work. I’ve read Spaceman Blues and it’s poetic inspirations come even more clearly to the front. It reads like a long song, kinda like an epic poem, and is really really good. I’m happy to see this on your site, it’s my first visit here and wham, here’s something I’m already excited about!

By: Mojave

Mojave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Cory on which continent did you read this book? Or did you start it one and finish it on another?

too soon?

By: Amaranth666

Amaranth666 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I really think you should hold off on the book reviews, Cory. You’re giving me too much great work to read. I read “City At The End of Time”, I just finished “Anathem” last month and I’m now reading “Saturn’s Children” because of you, and now this…thanks a lot.

By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The China Tiger has been turned over to a rehabilitation center for troubled predators.

By: Cool Products

Cool Products — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Bradbury meets Kerouac, you say? I may have to check this out sometime soon.

By: Matt Staggs

Matt Staggs — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is indeed a great book, although I have to say that “Spaceman Blues” is my favorite of the two. Hope you’ll enjoy it.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m hooked. Definitely on the list.