It only seems natural to focus on conflict in fiction, and physical conflict is one of the easiest ways to dramatize the deeper conflicts that we all have to deal with.īut there's more than that. GB: Well yes, but to cut to a specific element of your work, lots of writers want to write about life, without including as much violence, especially interpersonal violence, in their work as you do. I want to write about all the richness of existence. Writing gives me a chance to explore the most exciting ideas about life that occur to me. Steven Barnes: I love thinking about life. Greg Beatty: Let's start with the fundamental question. There, and in our conversation, his enthusiasm continually emerged, communicating a profound sense that Barnes is a man who loves what he does. The only time I met Steve in person was at a reading in Seattle for Dark Matter, where he shared a panel with Octavia Butler, Nisi Shawl, and his wife Tananarive Due. Recent books have tackled ever more ambitious topics, without relinquishing his early emphasis on action and adventure Lion's Blood (2002) has been praised by Octavia Butler as "the best book Steve Barnes has ever written," and by National Book Award winner Charles Johnson as "an epic, daring alternative universe novel." In addition to his fiction, Barnes has written a number of teleplays, including episodes of Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone, and has published a wide range of non-fiction, primarily about the martial arts.īarnes is one of the few African-Americans currently writing science fiction. However, beginning with Streetlethal in 1983, Barnes has written a string of books in which he has blended a lifetime of martial arts practice, independent inquiry, and philosophical and political issues into novels that are often original and always exciting. A number of his early works were written collaboratively, some with Larry Niven, and some with Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Steven Barnes has been publishing speculative fiction for over twenty years.
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