 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into The Queendom of Sol. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2024. |
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| Author | Wil McCarthy |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Queendom of Sol |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
Publication date | August 1, 2000 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0-345-40856-X |
| Followed by | The Wellstone |
The Collapsium is a 2000 hard science fiction novel by American author Wil McCarthy, the first in the Queendom of Sol series.[1][2][3] The first section of the novel is based on McCarthy's short story "Once Upon a Matter Crushed", which was a Sturgeon Award finalist.[4] A reviewer stated McCarthy used postmodern literary technique in consciously creating a protagonist who is a "throwback" to the scientist-heroes of Golden Age SF.[5]
It was nominated for 2002's Nebula Award for Best Novel.[6]
- ^ "The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy". Publishers Weekly. July 31, 2000. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Collapsium". Kirkus Reviews. July 1, 2000. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Collapsium". Booklist. August 2000. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sturgeon Award nominees". Locus. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ Gerald Jonas (September 3, 2000). "Reviewed This Week—The Collapsium (and others)". Books. The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
Its hero, Bruno de Towaji, is smart and sexy—a brooding supergenius who combines the most estimable qualities of Albert Einstein, Sherlock Holmes and Marlon Brando. Of course, he is a postmodern construct—a conscious throwback to the scientist-heroes of early 20th-century science fiction, who defeated evil and won the girl with weapons they whipped up in the laboratory on a moment's notice.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.