Ymir by Rich Larson, was one of our favorite science fiction books we read in the summer of 2022. Locus Magazine wrote glowingly of Rich:
"If one tried to engineer a young writer who would embody all the core values, tactics, and ambiance of Classic SF while still conveying ultra-contemporary attitudes, ambiance, and affect, one could hardly produce a better candidate than Rich Larson"
Rich was born in Niger and has lived in Grand Prairie, Alberta in Canada, Spain and the Czech Republic. Rich considers himself to be a speculative fiction author. He has written over 200 short stories and 2 novels Ymir and Annex, as well as the collection Tomorrow Factory. His short story “Ice” was adapted into an Emmy-winning episode of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (available on Netflix).
Ymir (published by Orbit Books) is imaginative and compelling. It’s a far future story of a despised prodigal returning to his icy home world of Ymir to track down a sapient war machine, break a mining strike and to confront the last person he ever wanted to see again—the brother who sent him off in pieces twenty years ago.
By the way, when you check out the marketing it calls the novel a "retelling of Beowulf". Rich told us prior to recording that his publisher asked him what his next novel will be and he quickly replied "Beowulf in space" and it stuck with them. There is absolutely no need to read or refresh yourself on Beowulf. Well, just remember that Grendel is a monster (Also a terrific novel by John Gardner and an excellent restaurant and bar in Cambridge, MA!)
And for those who don't want to jump into a new series, Ymir is a stand-alone novel. We think it will make a breathtaking film one day. We spoke to Rich in Montreal, Canada.
Rich Larson
https://richwlarson.tumblr.com/
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Ymir by Rich Larson
https://richwlarson.tumblr.com/ymir
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/?s=ymir
Production Note: Jake and Ron originally spoke to Rich Larson in August 2022. Due to recording and connection challenges the production of this episode had to be delayed. Through the magic of digital processing and good old manual editing this episode was saved!
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