Collapsium, by Wil McCarthy
Two weeks ago I re-read Collapsium, by Wil McCarthy.
The first book of McCarthy’s that I read was Bloom, which was absolutely mind-blowing - exactly the experience you get from top-notch science fiction.
Collapsium is very, very good as well. Imagine a scientist - a shy and awkward scientist, to boot - as the star of an action movie that is scrupulously accurate to current science, while stretching it to the absolute limits. Add in a pinch of a detective story, and you’ve got Collapsium.
Well worth adding to your library - hard science fiction no longer suffers from a lack of believable characterization, protagonists with depth, while still retaining the best characteristics of sci-fi.
And if you’re interested in Bloom as well:
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