I’m honored to have my short story When We Were Patched available on audio over at Escape Pod. When We Were Patched was first published in Slate as part of a collaboration with ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination. It depicts a troubled A.I. referee of a futuristic racket sport.
In this new treatment by the Nebula-nominated Escape Pod, voice actor David D. Levine serves as the narrator — and it’s amazing. You can listen to the story or download it over at Escape Pod.
Thank you to all the reviewers and readers who have enjoyed After the Flare. You can get the novel here (Amazon) and here (indie bookstore).
Washington Post Best Science Fiction and fantasy to read this month (December) | Reviewer: Everdeen Mason
The Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy in 2017 | Reviewer: Adam Roberts
Syfy.com Best Science Fiction Books of 2017 | Reviewer: Swapna Krishna
Tor.com Reviewers Choice: the best Books of 2017 | Reviewer: Jared Shurin
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017
Ink and Paper Blog 7 Books that surprised me in 2017 | Reviewer: Russell
The Millions Most Anticipated Books of September (2017) | Reviewer: Lydia Kiesling
Honored that After the Flare was selected as one of the best books in 2017 by both Kirkus Reviews and Tor.com.
Kirkus is here
Tor is here
And here’s a glowing review of the novel in the London Financial Times (that salmon colored newspaper).
Booklist is a site perused by booksellers and librarians, so I was excited to see this positive review by John Keogh. You can read the full review here if you have an account. Here is an excerpt:
Olukotun weaves together a broad spectrum of subjects: engineering and archaeology, culture and politics, biohacking and cybernetic animal technology, ancient tribal wisdom and magical stones. With such an original premise, the story is well-paced, with compelling characters and a subtle sense of humor. – John Keogh, Booklist
It’s happening! My book tour kicks off at the Brooklyn Book Festival, with author NK Jemisin — who just won the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel for the second year running. You can also join me at official launch at Greenlight Books on October 3.
with NK Jemisin, Malka Older, and Eugene Lim
Sunday, September 17, Brooklyn, NY
in conversation with Yinka Adegoke, editor of Quartz Africa
Tuesday, October 3rd, Brooklyn, NY
with Joey Esrich, Center for Science and the Imagination
Thursday, October 19, Tempe, Arizona
with Lucianne Walkowicz, Astrobiology Chair at the Library of Congress
Wednesday, November 8, 6pm, Washington, DC
Saturday, November 4, Austin, TX
November 28, New Haven, CT
More tour dates to come!