Month: February 2011

Val takes a look at both the story of Pink Noise and the ideas behind it. The author puts quite a lot of material in a relatively short text. Pink Noise: A Post-Human Tale is deceptively densely written and I ended up rereading certain passages after completing the appendix. Although Korogodski sets a brisk pace, parts of the story could be called action-packed, it is definitely a work that requires some time to read and digest. It is quite an impressive début, one of the most interesting science fiction stories I’ve read in a while. It is prime food for…

Leonid Korogodski, the author of Pink Noise: A Posthuman Tale is interviewed by Fascinating Authors: The posthuman world, the world of disembodied software-driven minds, is the ultimate foil against which to illuminate what it means to be human. The story focuses on the subtle but fundamental differences between analog and digital intelligences (brain versus computer). What makes us different? Can computers completely replace our bodies? And what would happen if someone tries it? […] For the rest of the interview, click here.

Rich Horton reviews Pink Noise: A Posthuman Tale in the January issue of Locus Magazine: Pink Noise is a novella which comes in a quite stunningly well-put-together package. […] The action is partly inner to the uploaded brain states, and partly outer, involving some wild spaceship tech. […] the ideas keep buzzing. For the complete review, see the print or digital January issue of Locus Magazine.