Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Michael Swanwick
Born: November 18, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Michael Swanwick is an American science fiction author. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began publishing in the early 1980s.
Known for:
- The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993)
- Stations of the Tide (1990)
- Bones of the Earth (2002)
- The Dragons of Babel (2008)
- Dancing with Bears (2011)