Everything goes, everything is lost, eventually. But if something is good, it doesn’t matter what happens. The ending is still happy.
Geoff Ryman Quotes
It is necessary to distinguish between history and fantasy wherever possible. And then use them against each other.
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| Birth: | 1951 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Novelist, Teacher, Writer |
About
Geoffrey Charles Ryman is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy and surrealistic or "slipstream" fiction. His most recent full-length novel, The King's Last Song, is set in Cambodia, both at the time of Angkorean emperor Jayavarman VII, and in the present period. He has written several novels include: The Warrior Who Carried Life, The Child Garden, Air, Lust, Was, and 253. The first of these The Unconquered Country was winner of the World Fantasy Award and British Science Fiction Association Award. He earned degrees in History and English at University of California, Los Angeles. He currently lectures in Creative Writing for University of Manchester's English Department.
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