(This post was previously part of another one, severed for what now seems to me greater convenience.)<\/p>\n
Charlie Stross<\/a>‘s recent novel Iron Sunrise<\/i> has a surprising number of minor errors. The distance between Moscow Prime and Old Newfie is stated as 1393 light-days, one parsec (1191 d·c, close enough), one light-year (365 d·c). Someone mentioned in conversation is “he” then “she” then “Otto”. A garment is white when bought and black when worn.<\/p>\n Iron Sunrise<\/i> is a sequel to, but plotwise independent of, Singularity Sky<\/i>. It’s generally more coherent and less whizbang.<\/p>\n I’ve spotted two personal references in the first half. An empress is named Ayse, presumably after Ayse Sercan who, like Charlie, is or was a regular in alt.peeves<\/i>. One of the quotations from which another Edinburgh writer takes the title of his blog<\/a> is, er, quoted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (This post was previously part of another one, severed for what now seems to me greater convenience.) Charlie Stross‘s recent novel Iron Sunrise has a surprising number of minor errors. The distance between Moscow Prime and Old Newfie is stated … Continue reading