[bksvol-discuss] Need a Proofreader for Science Fiction Book

From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:41:15 -0400
Hey Folks,

I've got a book on the Check Out page that needs a proofreader. There's a story 
behind this one though, so if you'll bear with me I'll relate the sad tale.

The book is called Hylozoic by Rudy Rucker. It is the sequel to Postsingular. 
I'll put the long synopsis below. It's not a terrible book, but not a really 
great one either; at least not as good as I had hoped. In any event, I 
announced Postsingular on this list and it was picked up by someone and 
proofread fairly quickly.. When I had Hylozoic ready I wrote to this 
proofreader and asked whether they would be interested in doing it. They 
responded that they would. So I submitted the book on August 11 with a hold for 
this person. The proofreader picked up the book on August 16 and let it expire 
on August 30. I wrote to them on September 13 asking if they were still 
interested in proofreading it and got no response. Then I asked Carrie to 
remove the Hold for on September 19, which she did. The book has been on the 
Check Out page ever since. I thought Bob Wiley might take it, but he is 
apparently not able to at the moment at least, so I'm hoping that someone here 
will check it out and send it on to the Approval queue.

It is unfortunate that the original proofreader didn't take it because it is a 
direct sequel. Although I don't suppose you absolutely have to have read 
Postsingular, it certainly would help. Still, I hope someone will get this book 
off the Check Out page for me. It has been completely read through, all headers 
removed, all page numbers and page breaks accounted for, all chapter titles and 
book title and author have been adjusted.

Thanks much.

Here's the info from the inside flaps:

In Rucker's last novel, Postsingular, the Singularity happened. Life on Earth 
has been transformed by the awakening of all matter into consciousness and 
telepathic communication. The most intimate moments of your life can be 
experienced by anyone who cares to pay attention to them or by hundreds of 
thousands of anyones if you are one of the Founders who helped create the 
Singularity.

The small bunch of Founders, including young newlyweds Thuy, a hypertext 
novelist, and Jayjay, a gamer and brain-enhancement addict, are living a 
popular live-action media life. But now, alien races that have already gone 
through this transformation have noticed Earth for the first time, and begin 
arriving to exploit both the new environment and any available humans. Some of 
them are real estate developers, some are slavers, and some just want to help. 
But who can tell the difference? Someone has to save humanity from the alien 
invasions, and it might as well be reality media stars Thuy and Jayjay. They 
have the problems of soap opera stars, and are still propelled through 
adventures in time and in other universes; a long strange trip, indeed.


Evan
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