Spider Star
The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an extinct alien race. But then an archaeology team accidentally activates a terrible weapon...
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"Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction."
-- David Brin"Star Dragon is terrific fare, offering readers a fusion of hard science and grand adventure."
-- Locus Magazine"Star Dragon is steeped in cosmology, the physics of interstellar travel, exobiology, artificial intelligence, bioscience. Brotherton, author of many scientific articles in refereed journals, has written a dramatic, provocative, utterly convincing hard science sf novel that includes an ironic twist that fans will love."
-- Booklist starred review"Readers hungry for the thought-provoking extrapolation and rigorous technical detail of old-fashioned hard SF are sure to enjoy astronomer Brotherton's first novel."
-- Publishers Weekly"Mike Brotherton, himself a trained astrophysicist, combines the technical acuity and ingenuity of Robert Forward with the ironic, postmodern stance and style of M. John Harrison. In this, his debut novel, those twin talents unite to produce a work that is involving on any number of levels. It's just about all you could ask for in a hardcore SF adventure."
-- Paul di Fillippo, SCI-FI.COM
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The Disappointing Veneer of Science in Science Fiction
April 25th, 2008
I like stories of all types, not just hard science fiction. I can get excited about a good fantasy, or a good story of any kind.
What I can’t stand, however, is the pretending. Crap pretending to be science, making it harder to find the real thing, and making it harder for the public to tell the difference. It’s a form of anti-education.
And the latest entry is Splice. Here’s the article on io9 with the very telling headline:
Hard Scifi Flick “Splice” Actually Based on Internet-Rumor Science
Oh, please. Is it really so hard?
Do the research. Hire someone to do the research. Hire a consultant. Have a scientist in the field look over the outline. I don’t even mind a little artistic license. Some concepts do need some simplification for a quick, visual medium like film. But don’t, don’t, don’t pretend it’s real when it’s fake. Decide what sandbox you’re playing in, and just play and have fun. Okay?
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Sounds like somthing out of a Michael Chriton novel…. which are pretty hard [to read]…