"Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days" (Alastair Reynolds) - This is two novellas bound together, set in the "Chasm City" universe. I found the first to be way too much "Cube" (although Reynolds is at least gracious enough to give Cube a nod). The second story, about an ocean of biological computers storing personalities, was much better. Although Reynolds tries to tie it back to the first in one line, which seemed a stretch.
"Foreigner" (C. J. Cherryh) - Classic Cherryh. Although the main character doesn't start his stress time until about one hundred pages from the end (of 373). The subtitle is "a novel of first contact", which I find an overexploited topic. Actually, it is a "novel about how first contact can seem to go well at first, then later it turns out the parties were talking past one another, leading to lots of misunderstanding and tragedy." Of course, that is too long for the subtitle :)
"Why the Ten Commandments Matter" (D. James Kennedy) - Reviewed on my faith blog.
"The Selfish Gene" (Richard Dawkins) - Reviewed on my faith blog.
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It's called the "Revelation Space" universe. Chasm City is the second published novel in the Revelation Space saga, and a prequel to the first novel, Revelation Space. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation_Space
Anyway, glad you liked the Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days :>
I've read "Chasm City", but not "Revelation Space". I'll probably read it soon.
BTW, how did you find my blog?
Thanks!
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