We Read Science Fiction

Rollback is on the final ballot for best novel in the Hugo awards this year, and it’s going against John Scalzi’s The Last Colony (the end of the Old Man’s War ‘trilogy’). If I had to pick between the two, even though I love Scalzi’s work and the OMW series, Rollback would win, but it’s [...]

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Well, we’re finally into the top 3 of my all-time favorite science fiction novels. This is probably the point where you all really start to disagree with me, but c’est la vie.
Earth Abides by George R Stewart tells the story of one solitary man who survives a global, but short-lived plague by pure chance. The [...]

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So I’m 37 years behind the times — sue me. I wasn’t even born when this book was written (1970) let alone when it won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards for best novel. Now, at least, I can say I’ve read it.
Written and released during the golden age of science fiction, this book [...]

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I recently completed a novel by Charles Stross called Singularity Sky.
The story is a fairly standard space opera with a romantic sub plot. The main universe is set in a post-singularity version of our future. Technology on Earth has grown to the point where the economy is no longer scarcity based and everyone can [...]

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