Just read, fiction: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (at Amazon.co.uk). It's an incredible book, highly recommended, fulfilling my need for human focussed sci-fi completely. Without spoilers: The best thing about the book is that if it was a film the story would be obvious, but it's so well written, so well paced, the rhythm picks you and echoes of story elements combine to move you forward and suspend disbelief completely. One of those books that stopped me talking for a while. (I'm told that this isn't just a fluke and that Orson Scott Card is a fine author, kdickian but with a more social perspective.)
Just read, fiction: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (at Amazon.co.uk). It's an incredible book, highly recommended, fulfilling my need for human focussed sci-fi completely. Without spoilers: The best thing about the book is that if it was a film the story would be obvious, but it's so well written, so well paced, the rhythm picks you and echoes of story elements combine to move you forward and suspend disbelief completely. One of those books that stopped me talking for a while. (I'm told that this isn't just a fluke and that Orson Scott Card is a fine author, kdickian but with a more social perspective.)