{"id":467,"date":"2010-08-12T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/12\/more-books-paolo-bacigalupi\/"},"modified":"2010-08-12T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T02:25:00","slug":"more-books-paolo-bacigalupi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/12\/more-books-paolo-bacigalupi\/","title":{"rendered":"More books: Paolo Bacigalupi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"floatleft\">\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=daveva-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&#038;asins=1597801585\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=daveva-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&#038;asins=1597802026\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nWhile at Fuji Rock, I read two ebooks, both by a new author (to me), <a href=\"http:\/\/windupstories.com\/\">Paolo Bacigalupi<\/a>.  I thought they were great.  First up: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webscription.net\/p-1176-pump-six-and-other-stories.aspx\">Pump Six and Other Stories<\/a> (link is to the Baen Webscriptions.net ebook version, which is an amazing $6.)  This is a collection of short stories and a great place to start.  Not all of the stories are in the same universe, but a few of them are, and they give a very good introduction to the world used in the full-length novel.  I really enjoyed most of the stories &#8211; although in all honestly some of them are a bit disturbing.  The majority deal with a post-peak-oil world where energy is not abundant and people have reverted to a more local economy built on human and (genetically engineered) animal power.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is a haunting and not-unrealistic vision of the future.  Living in Japan, and occasionally going back to America, I keep wondering how long it will be until jet fuel starts to cost so much that I just can&#8217;t afford the trip back to the US.  So far it hasn&#8217;t happened, but I&#8217;m not sure that we will be flying around the world ten years from now.  I wouldn&#8217;t mind a nice relaxing cruise to the US on a well-stocked cruise ship, but I just don&#8217;t see that happening with current standards for US and Japanese vacation allowance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnyway, I really enjoyed Pump Six and other stories.  Pick it up!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNext up is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webscription.net\/p-1121-the-windup-girl.aspx\">The Windup Girl<\/a>, a longer visit to one of the worlds introduced in Pump Six.  The main action takes place in Thailand, and follows the lives of people trying to live in the energy-deficient world that has a surplus of engineered plagues targeting non-GMO foods.  The whole thing seems like a completely realized extension of where we are headed with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monsanto\">Monsanto&#8217;s engineered seeds<\/a> that are not fertile.  Also, they&#8217;ll sue you if you somehow get their seeds into your field by (say, like the wind) accident.  Crazy.  A really great piece of Science Fiction, and wholeheartedly recommended.\n<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While at Fuji Rock, I read two ebooks, both by a new author (to me), Paolo Bacigalupi. I thought they were great. First up: Pump Six and Other Stories (link is to the Baen Webscriptions.net ebook version, which is an amazing $6.) This is a collection of short stories and a great place to start. 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