Dante's Equation28 reviews Jane Jensen Del Rey, 2003 The Oppenheimer Theme + Interesting and surprising + Never been much of a reader but... + This is a very ambitious work, that mostly succeeds             Apocalypse Array (Science Fiction Series)3 reviews Lyda Morehouse Roc, 2004 Fleeting sounds of Angels' feet + To be or not to be (and just who do you love?) + Science fiction seemingly torn from today's headlines. I was surprised to see that Apocalypse Array was out with a different cover. I didn't recognize it at first, and I'm a little disappointed that my set does not match for this series. I thought that perhaps it was a different publisher, and there is no news on Lyda Morehouse's website regarding ...             The Time Ships84 reviews Stephen Baxter Eos, 1996 Great Time Travel Book + Great vision, but dry and not very engaging. + Very difficult to put down. + The most adventure             The Scar102 reviews China Mieville Del Rey, 2004 The Best Mieville Novel + Juddering and Puissant + The Scar This is the middle volume of Mieville's trilogy of novel about New Crobuzon. I think the easiest way to describe these books is as fantasy novels, or a sort, which are highly politicl, and set in a steam punk type world, of a sort, which elements of horror. Mieville likes to refer to these books ...             The Troika8 reviews Stepan Chapman Ministry of Whimsy Press, 1997 A challenging read, but worth the effort + A surreal trio + Truly a fantastic shard of dementia + and you thought you had problems... + Spectacular.             Tower of Dreams7 reviews Jamil Nasir Spectra, 1999 WOW! + An excellent read. + SF Travelogue + And the second time through (1½ years later) - even better! + Superb mid-Eastern atmosphere in a futuristic psychothriller             Carlucci's Edge7 reviews Richard Paul Russo Ace, 1995 Masterful + Excellent Sci-Fi Detective Series + If you like Bladeruner, you'll love Carlucci's Edge. + A beautiful blend of dark and light.             At the City Limits of Fate1 review Michael Bishop Edgewood Press, 1996 Required college reading material Having to read Bishop's book as a required piece of literature in my 1102 English class at North Georgia College and State University did not make me feel as though I would enjoy reading the book. However, as I read it, I decided that even if it had not been required, I think I would have read this ...             Headcrash35 reviews Bruce Bethke Grand Central Publishing, 1997 HeadCrash Won Me With Humor + A parody is not an improvement In a massive sea of cyberpunk books that take themselves way too seriously, HeadCrash is a shining example of how humor can turn an ordinary novel into a piece of literature that everyone should read. Bruce Bethke has created a book that is truly engaging for the reader. One way he accomplished ...             Life10 reviews Gwyneth A. Jones Aqueduct Press, 2004 Life is dynamic + Life as it is As someone who usually spends most of their time reading scientific literature instead of reading for fun...I truly enjoyed this book. The characters are well developed and multidimensional. Jones truly cares for her characters and uses them to illustrate a series of fables, or in some cases ...             The Mount14 reviews Carol Emshwiller Small Beer Press, 2002 Must Read + interesting but over hyped + Thoughtful look at master/slave relationships + Very good book! A must read!! + Human Horses Go! Go! GO!             Only Forward46 reviews Michael Marshal Smith HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1998 Looking backward at Only Forward + Gripping + Wow, a challenging book to review. Ok, its been 10 years or so since I read this first, and possibly only The Road by Cormac McCarthy had a more lasting effect on me after the first read, I knew I had just read something quite extraordinary. Then funnily enough, events in my life went on to mirror those in the book, which I didnt ...             Altered Carbon208 reviews Richard K. Morgan Del Rey, 2003 Spectacularly good SF + Impressive first novel + Sci fi noir at its best + futuristic Chandler             Ship of Fools1 review Richard Paul Russo Ace Books, 2001 Ship of Humans Philip K. Dick Award winning author Russo spins an intriguing mystery in Ship of Fools. He delves deeply into what it means to be human. The crew of an intergenerational starship desperately seek a habitable planet. They are divided by class and religion. The ruins of a human colony lead them to an ...             Evolution's Darling9 reviews Scott Westerfeld Running Press, 2000 Erratic, erotic, inventive and intriguing + I wish I had written this! + a great discovery Evolution's Darling is one of the most interesting science fiction novels I've read in the past year. Evolution's Darling is a 'bootstrap', an AI who has achieved sentience despite frequent downgrades by its last owner. Under the laws of the Expansion, any machine that reaches a Turing Quotient of ...             Acts of Conscience14 reviews William Barton Aspect, 1997 VERY FINE SCIENCE FICTION + Nihilistic and Ethical Space Opera + WOW + Shallow readers are too easily offended.             Vacuum Diagrams28 reviews Stephen Baxter Eos, 2001 Uncommonly great + Not Free SF Reader + dang fine + A Journey Along the Broad Path of Time + Brilliant arc of future history             Natural History13 reviews Justina Robson Spectra, 2005 A Thought Provoking Tale + Not Free SF Reader + A flight-of-fancy sci-fi + Solid space opera             War Surf8 reviews M. M. Buckner Ace, 2005 Buckner Shoots ...And Scores! Nasir Deepra, an executive in the 23rd century, is an Agonist, a group of men and women who've outlived their usefulness and are bored with life. So they use their ample wealth to run into war zones-many of them in orbit around the now polluted Earth-and film their daring activities. They have a ...             253: A Novel17 reviews Geoff Ryman St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 Best Book I read all Summer! + Much like the passengers, there's more here than meets the eye... + Fantastic and unpredictable + Sparkling Post-Modern Extravaganza!!! + like being kicked in the teeth by genius:grin with bloodyjoy