There’s a line from a Matthew McConaughey movie – I don’t remember which one – that pretty much sums up the self-made situation of the human species at present. The McConaughey character is in a bar with a woman that’s had a troubled life. .
Frank Wynne, chair of this year’s Booker judges, noted that translating 'Tomb of Sand' presented “huge challenges” because the novel is about words, language and storytelling, not just characters and plot. Another judge added that it is “safe to say this [novel] is like nothing else you have ever read.”
Apelinq, later Hyperlinq, started as a Transformers convention-exclusive toy. He got a more elaborate history in Beast Wars, and now he’s a Maximals leader.