One of the freshest and most innovative writers in
genre is to pen his first novel for Solaris.
The Fictional Man by Al Ewing, best known
for his work on Judge Dredd for 2000 AD and Abaddon Books’ Pax Britannia series, will be published
in May 2013.
A talent of terrific energy and wit, Ewing is one
of the most distinctive writers working today. The Fictional Man
channels the spirit of Philip K Dick but mixed with Ewing’s own brand of SF
weird. In his first novel for the imprint, he proves himself to be a master of
the genre.
“Al Ewing is one of those writers who never fails
to surprise me, both in the quality of his prose and the depth of his
imagination,” said Jonathan Oliver, editor-in-chief of Solaris. “Having worked
with Al extensively on the Abaddon range of books, it’s a real thrill to bring
him to Solaris and let him loose on a creation entirely of his own making. This
promises to be a hugely exciting and unusual SF novel.”
Niles Golan
is writing a remake of a camp-classic spy movie. The studio has plans for a
franchise, so rather than hiring an actor, the protagonist will be 'translated'
into a cloned human body.
It's common
practice - Niles' therapist is a Fictional. So is his best friend. So (maybe)
is the woman in the bar he can't stop staring at. Fictionals are a part of
daily life now, especially in LA.
In fact,
it's getting hard to tell who's a Fictional and who's not...
Ewing’s books for Abaddon Books’ Pax Britannia and The Afterblight Chronicles series revealed a writer whose
complexity is not limited by genre, but who throws his readers into a story
with wild abandon. Already breaking new ground in seminal comic book 2000 AD, Ewing’s SF visions are set to
be revelatory.
“A poet of pulp.”
- The Steampunk Scholar on El Sombra
“One of the
best superhero pastiches I’ve ever read.” - Pornokitsch on Gods of Manhattan
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