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The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic …
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last …
It might be because I hadn't read anything like it before, but this book was full of fresh ideas and constantly kept me guessing.
A prodigy whose gifts terrified the people around him, John von Neumann transformed every field …
The book generally is a fun fictionalization of von Neuman's life and work. However, many small inaccuracies in the explanations of the various technical topics central to the plot ruined the experience for me.
"It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to …
A worthy, impressive continuation of the previous book.
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …
I don't want to spoil anything but please read this book. Combines science fiction, political intrigue and philosophy.
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Content warning extremely mild spoilers
Another exploration of imperialism from the inside. What sets it apart is the fascinating perspective of a fragment of a hivemind.
The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits …
Fascinating work of speculative SciFi. Also a lot of fun because it fundamentally embodies many of the outmoded ideas/ideologies of early-2000s open source enthusiasts. Absolutely worth reading.
Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the first two books of Gene Wolfe's Book …
This book features a somewhat mysterious story in an intriguing combination of fantasy and post-singularity science fiction. Many concepts are only ever half explained, adding to the intrigue. The prose is quite beautiful, too!
Essentially a collection of slightly interconnected short stories in a rich setting. No story overstays its welcome and every story is in a completely different genre, making for a fun reading experience. This is a classic and absolutely holds up.
I usually don't like whodunnits but this one is full of twists and turns. All of the reveals are further worldbuilding, rather than just some character motivations. Strongly recommended!
Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up …
Maybe it's just a product of its time, but all the witticisms and 'nerd humor' in this are extremely grating. I much prefer Charles Stross' actual SciFi works.
War machines and AI gods run amok in The Archive Undying, national bestseller Emma Mieko …
The world building is splendid but I found many of the motivations/sentiments of the characters to be described in a very confusing way. It is not unlikely that this is more of a me problem and not on the author at all.
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, …
The characters and worldbuilding, especially, in this book are excellent. However, basically every chapter is some sort of high-stakes battle or chase sequence. For me personally, that eventually got a bit taxing. If you're more into that kind of stuff, I'd heartily recommend it tho.