The Collapsium
2000 hard science fiction novel by Wil McCarthy
0-345-40856-XThe Collapsium is a 2000 hard science fiction novel by Wil McCarthy, the first in the Queendom of Sol series. The first section of the novel is based on McCarthy's short story "Once Upon a Matter Crushed", which was a Sturgeon Award finalist.[1] A reviewer stated McCarthy used postmodern literary technique in consciously creating a protagonist who is a "throwback" to the scientist-heroes of Golden Age SF.[2]
It was nominated for 2002's Nebula Award for Best Novel.[3]
References
- ^ "Sturgeon Award nominees". Locus. Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ Gerald Jonas (September 3, 2000). "Reviewed This Week—The Collapsium (and others)". Books. The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
Its hero, Bruno de Towaji, is smart and sexy—a brooding supergenius who combines the most estimable qualities of Albert Einstein, Sherlock Holmes and Marlon Brando. Of course, he is a postmodern construct—a conscious throwback to the scientist-heroes of early 20th-century science fiction, who defeated evil and won the girl with weapons they whipped up in the laboratory on a moment's notice.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
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