![]() But the audience for that sort of thing (on its own merits) is limited, so I deliberately couched this in the contexts of sci-fi, adventure, and pulp violence. But I set out to explore ideas, and push the envelope of grammar and punctuation. ![]() I read it, I write it, so it’s a natural direction. I didn’t set out to write a sci-fi adventure. It’s impossible to know for sure why that was-a lot of brilliant work goes unrecognized-but I’m convinced it’s owed to what I was trying to accomplish. Thrilled about that (Best Sci-fi at IPPY, IPA, London, and Beverly Hills, and most importantly, ahem, Grand Prize Winner at Book Pipeline). How did the concept come about and what were the driving forces behind its (many) layers, both in terms of the narrative and the style? Obviously we’re a fan of your writing in Beowulf: A Bloody Calculus, and we’re not alone-the book has had its fair share of critical praise. Milo’s multifaceted background continues to shape the subject matter of his writing and further carve out a niche all his own. ![]() Winner of Book Pipeline’s inaugural season (2014), Milo Behr’s Beowulf: A Bloody Calculus pulls the reader deep into a noir future with heavy commentaries on social construction and the politics of violence and criminal justice, yet all wrapped in a surprisingly fun, nuanced genre narrative. ![]()
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