We Read Science Fiction

Some modern science fiction novels have awesome new technologies, some have awesome stories and others have great characters, but as we’ve debated here, rarely are they all combined into one compelling, cohesive and thrilling story. This is that rare book that I use to judge all other “high tech” science fiction novels against.
A Deepness in [...]

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I’m not sure who recommended Pushing Ice to me (it might even have been Amazon), but whoever did — Thank You! I read this novel while on vacation at the cottage, and while it won’t get you thinking deeply about any topic, it was hard to put down for long.
Summary: This novel is a cliche, [...]

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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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In late August, Slashdot reported that a lost Robert A. Heinlein novel was mere months away from being released. True enough, Variable Star was completed and released on October 18th, 2006 by Spider Robinson, himself a distinguished speculative fiction writer. On the back cover, John Varley is quoted as saying “Completing a book from notes [...]

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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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