At its core, this is a love story, and while the author offers many insightful socioeconomic and technological concepts to ponder, the main theme is the love that tries to outwit separation-even separation by death.
The alternating story lines, that of Katie's physical world and that concerning the spiritual netherworld Tom inhabits as he lies in suspended animation, provide added depth of suspense and highlight the couple's struggle to be reunited. Nagata (The Bohr Maker) provides vivid characterization to demonstrate the impact of technology on individual lives. Use of this technology is highly controversial, and Katie's decision triggers a series of political upheavals as society adjusts to new concepts of life and death. When Katie's husband, Tom, is not expected to survive injuries sustained in a helicopter crash, Katie insists that he be placed in cryonic suspension. ^ Adams, John Joseph (16 February 2015)."War Stories: New Military Science Fiction, eds. "Step into the Stars: Reach for Infinity, ed. ^ a b c d e "Linda Nagata: Moving Forward".Nebula Award for Best Novella for Goddesses, 2000.Locus Award for Best First Novel for The Bohr Maker, 1996.Infinite Stars (anthology, October 2017) Operation Arcana (anthology, March 2015) War Stories: New Military Science Fiction (anthology, August 2014) Reach for Infinity (anthology, May 2014) Light and Shadow: Eight Short Stories (2016)Īsimov's Science Fiction 37/4-5 (Apr–May 2013).Two Stories: Nahiku West & Nightside on Callisto (2013).Stories of the Puzzle Lands (as Trey Shiels).
This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items. She is perhaps most recognized for her Nanotech Succession series, which is considered exemplary of the Nanopunk genre. She now publishes under her independent imprint, Mythic Island Press, LLC., which publishes e-books and trade paperbacks. Nagata began writing after graduating from university, and published her first short story in 1987. She earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa before moving to the island of Maui, where she still lives with her family. Nagata was born in San Diego and moved with her family to Oahu, Hawai'i when she was ten years old. She frequently writes in the Nanopunk genre, which features nanotechnology and the integration of advanced computing with the human brain.
Her novella Goddesses was the first online publication to win the Nebula Award. Linda Nagata (born November 7, 1960, in San Diego, California ) is a Hawaii-based American author of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy novels, novellas, and short stories.
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