![]() "Roger was a nationally recognized poet before he became a science fiction writer, and that shows," said Williams. Over the years, Williams has been compared to Roger Zelazny for his relentless exploration of the genre's possibilities. Williams gives us Wyatt Earp through the eyes of Friedrich Nietzsche, shipwrecks through a diver's mask, imaginary friends, dream-inspired water ballet, and working-class buddies who hit the road against a space opera back-drop. In the introduction to Green Leopard Plague & Other Stories, novelist Charles Stross praises Williams as a "versatile and elegant writer." Nowhere is Williams' flexibility (and elegance) shown more vividly than in Green Leopard Plague. ![]() ![]() "It's the thing that turns me on, both as a reader and a writer, and that's enough for me."Ī sense of playfulness and wonder pervades Williams' stories, a sense that he is exploring the whole sandbox, every dimension, every tool, and not just some corner sectioned off for one genre or another. ![]() "I don't have an agenda for science fiction," said Walter Jon Williams. ![]()
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