I picked up We Lived on the Horizon, by Erika Swyler, because it tries to imagine a place designed to survive cataclysm. The book is an examination of utopia that falls short in many ways while offering an incredible look at an artificial consciousness inhabiting a human-shaped body. The city of Bulwark seems to stand…
Continue reading ➞ We Lived on The Horizon – Build It and We Will Leave
Terra Ignota has been living in my mind like lightning trapped in a bottle ever since I picked up Too Like The Lightning. Ada Palmer’s use of language, her creative vision for the future, and the intricate ways she reveals the workings of her world astounded me. The successive books only cemented my appreciation and…
Continue reading ➞ Perhaps the Stars – To Infinity and Beyond
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to start over every four years? I don’t mean politically, I mean your entire life. Just a blank slate, all your wrong doings, cherished memories, ex lovers, wiped away so you can start fresh? Well if that sounds like a dandy way to live, you might…
