Currently I’m burning through a stack ofPYR books at the moment, hoping to review at least four in the Fall issue of Prometheus. They’re a relative recent publisher on the sf scene, and luckily they send me a few review copies each year. I’ve already reviewed at least four books by them, and have yet to be disappointed in their offerings, even though the fare is far from uneven.
Recently read books include
David Louis Edelman, Infoquake. An sf novel about business and politics, with a fari number of mentions of libertarians and radical libertarians, though less so of said ideas.
Keith Brooke, Genetopia. Parallels slavery stories set in unknown environment (possibly far future) where genetic manipulation acts as divider akin to skin color.
Chris Roberson, Paragaea. Adventure tale in tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Jack Vance (among others). At times quite fun, yet despite its length I never really bought into the characters as much as in ERB’s books.
Currently reading
Ian McDonald’s River of Gods Ye Gods. This is near future sf at its best. Complex and difficult to follow due to large cast of characters, but certainly the very essence of why I read sf.
Now, how do I squeeze in my other current books – Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End and Tim Powers’ Three Days to Never?
