James Smythe
James Smythe is a British science fiction author whose The Explorer and The Echo deal with a doomed deep space mission in a narrative of mounting existential dread. His Way Down Dark YA trilogy is a generation ship novel of considerable power. He is a prolific and versatile British SF voice.
Works
- The ExplorerScience fiction exploring a mysterious expedition into unknown territory
- The EchoExperimental sci-fi exploring narrative structure and echoing voices
- The EchoesMetafictional science fiction examining repetition, narrative, and human connection
- Way Down DarkDystopian science fiction set in a generation ship traveling through space
- Long Dark DuskSequel continuing the desperate struggle for survival aboard a generation ship