Erika Swyler

2 months ago | barnesandnoble.com | Erika Swyler |Isabelle McConville |s We Love

Authors We Love, B&N Reads, Interviews, New Releases, Science Fiction & Fantasy, We Recommend Share Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter An untouchable class, wide-spread house systems, a bio surgeon and her sentient AI at the dawn of a budding revolution.

Jan 18, 2025 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Erika Swyler

We Lived on the Horizon: A Novel by Erika Swyler (Atria Books). Reviewed by Mariko Hewer. “At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) seems like both a menace and a boon, it’s tempting to dismiss it as something not yet fully formed and therefore ignorable (why can’t picture-generators get fingers right?).

Jan 18, 2025 | bookreporter.com | Erika Swyler

In her previous two books, LIGHT FROM OTHER STARS and THE BOOK OF SPECULATION, Erika Swyler has crafted works of science fiction that also tackle important philosophical questions. In her third novel, she continues to do so, in a dystopian narrative that explores social injustice, privilege, and the power and limitations of technology. WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON takes place in a post-apocalyptic future.

Jan 17, 2025 | lithub.com | Erika Swyler

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisementAs an ex-actor and former set carpenter, I’m befuddled by the book world’s preoccupation with worldbuilding, and how often it’s used to denote genre. Worldbuilding is essential to fiction, no matter what genre, as set design is to theater. Portal fantasies and literary realism both engage in worldbuilding. Black box theater and musical spectaculars both work with set design.

Jan 16, 2025 | writersdigest.com | Erika Swyler

If a form of storytelling is deserving of a renaissance, it’s allegory. Allegory’s association with fable has done it a disservice, unintentionally relegating it to the realm of children’s stories and heavy-handed moralizing. Though a classic tool for teaching the young, it remains a vital form for political critique, an elegant genre in its own right, and a reliable engine for the novel. It’s also the place from which I write. What Is Allegory?