The The Emoticon Generation blog tour is drawing to a close, with a new interview and book giveaway at the Dab of Darkness blog.
This interview is all about how some of the stories and books and film I’m writing came to be.
Plus, you have a chance to win a free electronic copy of The Emoticon Generation.
Read the entire thing here.
The blog ‘A Fantastical Librarian’ gave a glowing review to The Emoticon Generation. Here’s a little taste:
I’d expected to enjoy it, based on Andrea’s recommendation, but what I hadn’t expected was that I’d be drawn in by the stories to the extent that I was. They were fascinating and even the ones that I didn’t like as much, were thought-provoking and made me think about what they meant and whether their technology might be actually possible. The stories were clever and as much about humanity and identity as about technology.
Read the entire review here.
This is the last (I think) of the blog tour reviews. Still to come this month: two interviews and a giveaway.
The Emoticon Generation blog tour continues to continue! The review blog Two Dudes in an Attic reviewed The Emoticon Generation, this time giving a thoughtful and thought-provoking review regarding the different ethical issues raised in the book. Here’s a little taste:
Some authors use their books as proxies arguing one aspect or another of the issue (Karl Schroeder, for example, or Greg Egan), while others, like noted internet puppy Charlie Stross, advocate in real life. Hasson doesn’t take a side in the debate, instead choosing to examine the researchers, early adopters, and guinea pigs that would make such a thing possible. He seems much less interested in the hows of the thing, or the effect it would have on us some hundreds of years down the line. Instead, Hasson teases out the ethical questions that will face us tomorrow, or next year, or next decade, if it turns out we can scan our brains into computers.
Read the entire review here.
The blog tour continues! Lynn’s Book Blog reviewed The Emoticon Generation, giving us another positive review! Here’s a little taste:
I don’t tend to read a lot of short stories because I feel disconnected to the characters. I usually feel that I don’t spend enough time with them to get comfy. However that isn’t the case here – the author has a way of writing that you can’t help connecting.
Read the entire review here.
The Emoticon Generation blog tour continues! This time, with an interview by My Bookish Ways. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at home during the interview, and so my personal AI (artificial intelligence problem) answered the questions for me. The AI’s name is Newton, and he doesn’t like me very much. Here’s a little taste:
Guy, will you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? Have you always wanted to be a writer?
I’m sorry, Guy isn’t here right now. My name is Newton. I am the AI Guy created in order to help him deal with anything that might come up while he’s away. I answer his phone when he’s in the bathroom, I do interviews when he’s not home, and I drive while he texts.
The blog tour continues! The YA review blog Postcards from La-La Land reviewed The Emoticon Generation.
Here’s a little taste:
The Emoticon Generation is part satirical, part speculative, sometimes humorous, and often spooky. It’s not a cookie-cutter lament against technology, or a cry for the return of life before the Internet – it’s just a look at what might happen if we push curiosity too far in certain directions.
Read the entire review here.
The blog tour continues!
The blog AllwaysUnmended has published a guest post by me: Confessions of a Science Fiction Author. Here’s a little taste:
I got myself in a jam.
A year ago I came across a great idea for a science fiction story. But, innocently enough, since like many of my ideas it could actually be implemented today, I thought to myself: Why should I write a science fiction story about it when I can just create a start-up and potentially earn millions?
Well, that’s what I did, and that’s how the trouble began.
Read the whole thing here.
The blog tour continues! The review website, Attack of the Books, just published a review of The Emoticon Generation The review is very positive even though some of the stories were not to his liking.
Here’s a small taste:
On the other hand, if you enjoy thought provoking short fiction, then download a copy of Guy Hasson’s The Emoticon Generation
today. A collection of short stories that seem to focus on human nature when technology allows us to play with the rules of physics, each is an interesting tale with a twist.
Read the entire review here.
The book tour continues! This time, the review site Dab of Darkness reviews The Emoticon Generation.
From the review:
In this collection are seven stories that I am excited to tell you about. Guy Hasson has mostly focused on near-future technology concerning artificial intelligence (AI) and the human quest for immortality. There’s also some emoticon humor mixed in, regret on past decisions, relationship problems, and the hunt for one’s origins.
Read the entire review here.
As part of The Emoticon Generation blog tour, I guest-posted at Over the Effing Rainbow. I talked about what makes a good science fiction story and how science fiction can change the world.
Here’s a little taste:
There are many, many types of good SF, and there are many, many criteria that make a good SF story. But the more I thought about it, the more it became clear to me that through all the different genres, through all the different stories and books that I love, runs one common theme: Science fiction can change the world.
Read the guest post here.
The Emoticon Generation
The Indestructibles - Underground SF Film
Secret Thoughts
Secret Thoughts
Heart of Stone
Life: The Video Game
Hatchling
Hope for Utopia
Guy Hasson's Imagination 