Friday 9 March 2012
Interview with R. Scott Bakker
I recently interviewed R. Scott Bakker for the Orbit Blog. We talked about his epic fantasy sequence, the influence of George R.R. Martin and the prospects of a Prince of Nothing film or TV series appearing, as well as some info about his next book, The Unholy Consult (due for 2013 publication, it looks like).
Nicely done interview, Adam.
ReplyDeleteGood interview! That's a bummer about the book being pushed back... *shakes fists at the heavens*
ReplyDeleteI love his books, but man does he always come across as a guy who thinks the world of himself.
ReplyDeleteNice interview Wertmeister. Although I have to say his answer to your first question puts me right off him. I think I am a fu****g legend but I dont shout it out to everyone. Its aboot a bit of humility, he comes accross as a bit of an ar**. If Abecrombie had said that statement there would have been some humourility to it. Excuse me i have had few beers, but you know what i mean.
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing about an Aussie author over in the US who failed to get an audience for being too self-deprecating. When in an interview, he mocked his book a bit to generate a few laughs, a tactic that would work well in Australia,and the interviewer ending up asking, "Then, why should we read your book?" in a rather negative way. Some people expect them to be talked up, and the first question asked of Scott was begging for it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that was what happened, because otherwise I would find the response a bit offputtingly arrogant, even though I do adore his books.
Yep, that first comment is arrogant, but he makes up for it with his awesome account of Diefenbaker's Canadian eugenics program. Really funny.
ReplyDeleteGood interview, Adam.