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Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts

By John Folk-Williams

Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts’ Lake of Darkness is an absorbing story of utopia and evil in a space opera drama that spans multiple worlds, all of which enjoy a post-scarcity civilization. It’s probably not for everyone, though, since it is heavy on philosophical talk and dense descriptions of the physics of black holes and faster than light […]

Filed Under: Space Opera Tagged With: Adam Roberts, black holes, evil, good society, murder mystery, spaceships, spacetime, utopia

Becky Chambers’ Space Community as the Good Society

By John Folk-Williams

Record of a Spaceborn Few Space Community as Good Society

Becky Chambers takes a real chance in Record of a Spaceborn Few. She sets aside conventional adventure plots to create a convincing human society in space that is actually hopeful. Hopeful, but not easy. From the outset of this novel, third in the Wayfarer series, we are reminded of how fragile life can be on […]

Filed Under: Great Series Read Project, Reviews Tagged With: alien life forms, Becky Chambers, good society, hopeful future, ruined earth, space community

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Something is struggling to be born in this damaged and inspiring world, and I believe science fiction and its speculative cousins are helping us figure out what it is. It’s pushing the imaginations of fiction writers to bend and twist familiar forms to try to capture the forces that are hurling us into a barely conceivable future. This blog is my small way of exploring the half-perceived … Read More about About

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