Singularity Sky

The opening of Singularity Sky is as gripping as they come: one day, on the backwater planet of Rochard's World, telephones begin raining down from the sky. Everybody who picks one up is given a simple order: Entertain us, and we will grant your wish. And just like that, money, bicycles and replicat......more

Thousands of phones start falling from the sky all over your town, scarred and melted from entry into the atmosphere. They litter the streets, sit on roofs and leave dents in parked cars. You pick one up – an old Nokia 3210 - and a strange voice answers - "Entertain us, and we will give you what you......more

Incomprehensible review This is one of those books that is going to take a while to assimilate. I am attempting a review, which may or may not actually be a true reflection of my reading experience. This leads us deep into the forest of ethics, wherein there is a festival of ambiguity. There is bucketl......more

My first attempt at reading a Stross novel was Accelerando. I abandoned it after about 50 pages, we just did not get along. I had some problems with the prose style, the characters and the confusing plot. Still, I have always intended to give this author another try as I have been reading his blog f......more

I am hovering around the 3.879435 out of 5 for this book. No quiet a 4 but way better than a 3. Stross is ....... well, he is....... you see he write like......... That sums up Stross. He is just out there on his own little planet, one minute writing hi tech scifi, where causality effects are detailed......more