An Interview with Lou Anders

by David Alastair Hayden

Okay, let’s wrap it up freestyle. Tell us anything you like. Pimp current works. Answer the question you really wish I had asked. Anything.
I’ll leave by saying that we are just a few weeks away from the debut of Ian McDonald’s The Dervish House, one of the finest SF novels it has ever been my privilege to read. Set across the span of a single week in near-future Istanbul, the novel is a look at the future of Turkey, the place of Islam in the 21st century, and the rise of a very credible but game changing nanotech. Anyone that is at all interested in the state of contemporary SF needs to read the book.

Thanks for your time and some fantastic answers, Lou!

For more information on Lou Anders:
www.pyrsf.com
www.louanders.com
www.twitter.com/Pyr_Books

David Alastair Hayden writes pulp adventures in a style he calls Daggers & Deviltry. He lives in Alabama, studies Daoism, and practices Taijiquan. He’s also a devoted fan of American football and role-playing games.

You can download a free audio version of his novel Wrath of the White Tigress from Podiobooks, or the ebook version from his website or Smashwords.

www.dahayden.com
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1 Free SF Reader { 06.01.10 at 1:05 am }: […] http://redstonesciencefiction.com/2010/05/interview-lou-anders/3/ Posted by Blue Tyson 5.0, study, t non-fiction, z free sf Subscribe to RSS feed […]
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3 BOOK NEWS FOR JUNE 1ST: WILLIAM GIBSON’S RECOMMENDATIONS, DYSTOPIAN SETTINGS AS CHARACTERS, AND MORE | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews { 06.01.10 at 7:11 pm }: […] Read More here […]
4 Lou Anders on Art Directors/Editors and Illustrators « Greasy Pig Studios :: Arvin Bautista { 06.01.10 at 7:22 pm }: […] Anders, editorial director for Pyr, Prometheus Books’ sci-fi/fantasy imprint, also serves as art director when it comes to the boo… who also, to my delight, rightfully proclaims Ender’s Game to be the Harry Potter of science […]
5 Geek Media Round-Up: June 2, 2010 – Grasping for the Wind { 06.02.10 at 8:02 am }: […] Redstone Science Fiction interviews Lou Anders of […]
6 simply scott { 06.02.10 at 10:44 am }: Hurray! Based on Pohl’s definition, I have indeed written a science fiction novel! Just hope everyone likes it! Awesome interview! Nice to hear someone talking without the typical sci-fi nerd condescending tone that is so typical on so many blogs/forums/sites.
7 The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: June 1, 2010 { 06.02.10 at 3:10 pm }: […] Redstone Science Fiction interviews Lou Anders of […]
8 Pete Miller { 06.05.10 at 11:34 pm }: Thanks for the really terrific interview. Interesting to hear Lou talk about the trends, but very discouraging for the SF reader, but I’m sure “regular” SF will very go away entirely and eBooks will allow many books with smaller audiences to thrive.
9 Interview with Lou Anders | The DARK CRUSADE { 06.07.10 at 9:32 pm }: […] June 7th, 2010 § 0 In case you missed it, I conducted an interview with Lou Anders. The interview appeared in the most excellent first issue of Redstone Science Fiction. Below is an excerpt. You can read the entire interview here. […]
10 Elizabeth Campbell { 06.08.10 at 8:58 pm }: What great questions for a leading publisher in the industry. This is really interesting insight for me as an SF/F reader. Thanks!
11 Pyr-o-mania: Three New Lou Interviews for You (Say That FIve Times Fast) { 06.11.10 at 4:25 am }: […] Hardy, an engineer who works with scientific research on the International Space Station, and one with Yours Truly (conducted by author David Alastair Hayden). Check it out and give them your love. […]
12 First Issue Survival | The Blog at GateTree { 06.13.10 at 4:43 pm }: […] interviews would reinforce the fiction. Instead, io9 and several other sites picked up the kick-ass interview with Lou Anders done by our friend David Alastair Hayden and traffic went through the roof. As that excitement […]
13 Interview with KS Augustin « The World SF News Blog { 06.14.10 at 7:33 pm }: […] Personally, however, I feel SFR is a completely different kettle of fish because of those two letters … “SF”. Because I incorporate science-fiction in my books, I feel compelled to include some deeper insight into the human condition. To me, that’s what it means to write sf or anything sf-related. Lou Anders, quoting Frederik Pohl, said it best in his recent interview at Redstone: […]
14 Redstone Science Fiction #1, June 2010 | Redstone Science Fiction { 06.18.10 at 8:22 pm }: […] Lou Anders, Editorial Director of Prometheus Books’ science fiction and fantasy imprint Pyr with David […]
15 Black Gate » Blog Archive » A review of Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery { 06.23.10 at 5:07 pm }: […] again, in a Redstone Science Fiction June 1, 2010 interview: “Swords & Dark Magic (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan) is our attempt to examine, and if […]
16 Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery – Strahan & Anders | von Darkmoor's thoughts { 06.24.10 at 12:39 am }: […] in a June 1, 2010 interview at The Mad Hatter’s Bookshelf & Book Review. Lou again, in a Redstone Science Fiction June 1, 2010 interview: “Swords & Dark Magic (co-edited with Jonathan Strahan) is our attempt to examine, and if it […]