Hey, everybody, I\u2019ve got a\u00a0great<\/i>\u00a0show for you today!<\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to talk with\u00a0Ian McDonald<\/a>\u00a0about his book,\u00a0The Dervish House<\/a><\/i>, that will be released in July through\u00a0Pyr<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Dervish House<\/i>\u00a0combines Islamic mysticism, political and economic intrigue, a terrorist threat, and a nanotechnology with the potential to transform every human on the planet.\u00a0The Dervish House<\/i>\u00a0takes place in Istanbul in 2027.\u00a0The Dervish House<\/i>\u00a0is seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core\u2014the eponymous dervish house, that pins all these players together in a weave of intrigue, conflict, drama, and a ticking clock of a thriller.<\/p>\n Ian is a science fiction novelist who\u2019s themes include nanotechnology, postcyberpunk settings, and the impact of rapid social and technological change on non-Western societies.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll also talk with\u00a0Cory Doctorow<\/a>\u00a0about his latest novel,\u00a0For the Win<\/a><\/i>, a book about gamer kids all over the world who use multiplayer games to organize and fight back against abusive employers by forming a union. It\u2019s a wonderful book that I couldn\u2019t put down.<\/p>\n Cory is a blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of\u00a0Boing Boing<\/a>, a blog and directory of wonderful things.<\/p>\n