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Purpose and Redemption in the Embers of War Series by Gareth L. Powell

By John Folk-Williams

Embers of War Series Purpose and Redemption

It’s no wonder that, in the vastness of space and amid the destruction of planets and whole populations, finding purpose and redemption for past misdeeds should preoccupy so many rootless characters in Gareth L. Powell’s Embers of War series. With his considerable talent Powell combines space opera action with these deeper shades of meaning. It’s […]

Filed Under: Great Series Read Project, Space Opera Tagged With: artificial intelligence, memory, purpose, redemption, robotic spaceships, sentient beings, space opera

Vintage Science Fiction Month – Destination: Void by Frank Herbert

By John Folk-Williams

Destination: Void by Frank Herbert

January is Vintage Sci-Fi Month, but I hate to think of vintage sci-fi as confined to only one part of the year. So I’ll be making reviews of vintage science fiction, like Destination: Void and earlier classics, a regular feature of this blog. Follow Vintage Sci-Fi Month on Twitter and get in on the fun, too! As I […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Vintage Science Fiction Tagged With: artificial intelligence, clones, computer, consciousness, Frank Herbert, Mary Shelley, robotic spaceships, technology

Linda Nagata Edges: Contending Human and Alien Minds

By John Folk-Williams

Linda Nagata's Edges

“Against a starscape, a smudge of white light. A faint gleam, devoid of detail.” With those few words Linda Nagata begins Edges, picking up a story of human survival in a hostile universe she last explored over twenty years ago. Nagata published six science fiction novels between 1995 – 2003 but then took a long […]

Filed Under: Indie SciFi, Space Opera Tagged With: alien minds, Inverted Frontier, Linda Nagata, Nanotech Succession, neural network, robotic spaceships, subminds

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@LindaNagata is a writer I discovered last year, and have not looked back. Whether it’s SF or fantasy, she is a go to author on my short list. Check out her upcoming “Needle,” the third in the Inverted Frontier series. #writingcommmunity https://twitter.com/LindaNagata/status/1525939289866981376

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So—amidst all the grimness of the world—I have a new book coming out. NEEDLE is the third volume of my far-future series, Inverted Frontier. It’ll be out on July 12, with gorgeous cover art by the amazing Sarah Anne Langton (@xHelloSarahx).
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