Nicholas Whyte: How Christopher Priest wrote for Doctor Who, and what happened next

"It’s not all that interesting. I disliked the Dr Who programme from the outset, and still do. Towards the end of the 1970s I was approached by Douglas Adams, who was trying to talk “real” sf writers into writing for the series. I said, “Thanks, but no thanks”, but we enjoyed talking to each other so I went in and met him for a boozy lunch."

https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/how-christopher-priest-wrote-for-doctor-who-and-what-happened-next/

#DoctorWho #ChristopherPriest

Inverted World (The Inverted World in some editions) is a 1974 science fiction novel by British writer Christopher Priest (1943–2024).

In the novel, an entire city and its residents travel slowly across a supposedly alien planet on railway tracks. The city's engineers lay track ahead of the city, reusing old track the city has crossed over. Many people are unaware that the city is even moving. A crisis ensues as its population decreases, the people grow unruly, and an obstacle looms ahead. - Wikipedia

One of the best and weirdest sci-fi novels I have ever read. A world that appears to be impossible is credibly explained in an excellent twist at the end. I was gripped from the opening words: "'I had reached the age of 650 miles,'"

RIP Christopher Priest.

#christopherpriest #invertedworld #scifi

I attended the CASA (Comic Arts San Antonio) for a little while yesterday as part of my job at Gotham Newsstand. I guess the best known guests were #ChristopherPriest , #TerryKavanagh and Nick Pitarrra but the spotlight was on more local indie creators. This thread shows jut a few I talked to.

#comics #comicbooks
#CASA #comiccon
#SanAntonio

Bookshop in Paisley receives the complete library of the late sci-fi author Christopher Priest (possible best known for writing 'The Prestige')

https://www.millmagazine.co.uk/christopher-nolan-author-chooses-abbey-books-paisley/

#Paisley #ChristopherPriest #ThePrestige #SciFi #ScienceFiction

Trigésimo noveno y penúltimo episodio de la segunda temporada de FICCIÓPATAS.

Hoy destripamos «Un verano infinito» de Christopher Priest, que se encuentra dentro de su antología 'Un verano infinito' (Minotauro, 1999). Christopher Priest, recientemente fallecido, fue un escritor de Ciencia Ficción y novelista inglés. Fuertemente influenciado por la ficción de H. G. Wells, entre sus obras destacan «Un verano infinito» (1979), «La afirmación» (1984), «El prestigio» (2002) o «Experiencias Extremas, S. A.» (2003), todas con Minotauro. Este relato nos lo ha recomendado Óscar Pons a través de iVoox, así que muchas gracias.

¿Conoces al autor? ¿Has leído algo de él? Háznoslo saber en los comentarios. 🧐

Podéis escuchar el Episodio 39 de Ficciópatas T2:

- en iVoox a través de este enlace https://go.ivoox.com/rf/130059839
- en YouTube en https://youtu.be/qRvUiZBTpKY
- o a través de https://linktr.ee/ficciopatas para el resto de plataformas.

Gracias a todos por vuestra fidelidad y apoyo. ¡Feliz día! 😉🖖🏼

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#ericluna #victormorataescritor #ericlunaescritor #victormoratawriter #ericlunawriter #relatoscortos #bookstagram #bookstagramespaña #escribirficcion
#escrituracreativa #relatos #escribirficcion #youtube
#destripamosrelatos #trigesimosextooepisodio #temporada2 #ChristopherPriest #Unveranoinfinito #anagramaeditorial #cienciaficcion

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8Q5m2rAnmb/?igsh=dTUwbDIxNXB4bmht

Aquí os dejamos un breve adelanto de lo que se viene este domingo en el trigésimo noveno y penúltimo episodio de esta segunda temporada de FICCIÓPATAS.

Feliz día. 😉🖖🏼

#victormorata #ericluna #victormorataescritor #ericlunaescritor #victormoratawriter #ericlunawriter #siervosdelaguadaña #tierra #UniversoMagico #cuentosdeseresextraordinarios #lasombradelnagual #elartedemantenerseaflote #ficciopatas #ficciopataspodcast #podcasting #podcast #temporada2 #temporada20232024 #avancepodcast #trailer #avance #destripandohistorias #christopherpriest #unveranoinfinito #infinitesummer #minotauro #wcofi #trigesimonovenoepisodio

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8Gt8Ojo-Dc/?igsh=MTRrYTN3djh6bTh5MQ==

Aquí os dejamos un breve adelanto de lo que se viene este domingo en el trigésimo noveno y penúltimo episodio de esta segunda temporada de FICCIÓPATAS.

Feliz día. 😉🖖🏼

#victormorata #ericluna #victormorataescritor #ericlunaescritor #victormoratawriter #ericlunawriter #siervosdelaguadaña #tierra #UniversoMagico #cuentosdeseresextraordinarios #lasombradelnagual #elartedemantenerseaflote #ficciopatas #ficciopataspodcast #podcasting #podcast #temporada2 #temporada20232024 #avancepodcast #trailer #avance #destripandohistorias #christopherpriest #unveranoinfinito #infinitesummer #minotauro #wcofi #trigesimonovenoepisodio

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8Gt8Ojo-Dc/?igsh=MTRrYTN3djh6bTh5MQ==

So I'm finding a lot of more recent #ComicBooks hard to follow. For instance, I'm reading the #ChristopherPriest #Deathstroke comics which came highly recommended, and it's not that they're bad—I just read a wonderful little bit with Slade & Batman trying to outsmart each other that was *chef's kiss*. Batman and Slade both doing what they do best: being badasses, but *smart* badasses.

But I find myself having to go back to pages and try to puzzle out what's happening and who's talking to whom.

A boy will travel back and forth in time to talk to the girl of his dreams. It's "Palely Loitering" by Christopher Priest, from the January 1979 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction!

https://sffremembrance.com/2024/04/17/novella-review-palely-loitering-by-christopher-priest/
#sciencefiction #christopherpriest