Our next book, Colourfields by Paul Kincaid, will be published on Thursday 17 April, and is now available for pre-order! The cover is once again by Tom Joyes.
Colourfields is, as the subtitle indicates, a collection of writing about writing about science fiction: it brings together reviews and essays that look at various histories, theoretical works, biographies, and author studies. It’s a guided tour of major perspectives on the field, a primer on critical debates, and, along the way, an argument that science fiction is not one thing but many, overlapping and interweaving. You’ll find things to argue with as well as things to read next, and I don’t think the author would want it any other way. And don’t just take it from me:
“Why is it that we are drawn again and again to theorise, proselytise and re-invent the perennial arguments about science fiction? Paul Kincaid is here to help us find out. This is a fascinating and essential volume that every fan and critic will want to read.” – Nina Allan
“Whether he is addressing the history of the genre, crisscrossing themes, or focusing on particular authors, Kincaid is always authoritative without being pompous, generous without being sentimental. Read this latest collection and then read everything else.” – Paul March-Russell, editor, Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
So head on over to the shop, and order your copy today.
And about that “everything else”: you can find find Paul’s website here and his blog here. His work has been nominated for numerous BSFA, Locus, and Hugo Awards, and has won the BSFA twice; he is also a recipient of the Thomas D Clareson Award. Previous books include What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction (2008), Call and Response (2014), Iain M Banks (2017), and The Unstable Realities of Christopher Priest (2020).
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