драки на мечах
18:24 | 01-09-2010 | Copyright, Economics, Lifeform, Literature | 2 Comments
Mongoliad запущен. и вот, что это такое:
The Mongoliad is a serial novel, the kind of thing that Charles Dickens wrote. It’s also an experiment in fiction and technology… Fast Company said that we may be “the future of the novel.” The Mongoliad is set in the thirteenth century of a universe very much like ours, a world we call “Foreworld.” We publish chapters every so often (about weekly), and every chapter has associated discussions and other ways for readers to interact with each other and with us. Sometimes we’ll also have graphics to share as well, or movies, or music. There is a user-editable ‘Pedia with information about Foreworld-related topics, general-purpose user forums, and soon we hope to have easy ways for people to contribute their own stories, art, and music to our shared Foreworld experience.
не без огрех, да и вообще:
<...> оur iOS apps are still in review by Apple, so we’re not 100% certain that you’ll be able to get the full The Mongoliad on your iOS device for the same subscription fee you are most generously about to pay us.
тем не менее, вполне ожидаемо и совершенно понятно:
Stephenson said in an interview that this material is an extension of what many science fiction and fantasy novels already offer.
“I can remember reading Dune for the first time, and I started by reading the glossary,” he said. “Any book that had that kind of extra stuff in it was always hugely fascinating to me.”
впрочем, Стивенсон не одинок:
There’s a team led by a writer Mark Teppo; it also includes Greg Bear, author of Blood Music and other science fiction novels.
именно, “Музыкой, звучащей в крови” я зачитывался еще во времена журнала “Квант” — другого моего детского фрагмента.
что до “Монголиада”, то обещают, конечно же, и продолжения:
Stephenson compared the experience to writing a TV show, and not just because it’s a team of writers. The Mongoliad will have an ending, but there’s room for sequels and other stories set in the world, so it’s kind of like season one of a show.
и это прекрасно.
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