Across the Sea of Suns

The best hard science fiction book ever written. Imagine that technology is viewed as a disease by a race of alien AI machines and humans are the mosquitoes (that spread the disease) that must be eradicated. Big concept science fiction.If you like Greg Bear, Dan Simmons, Neal Stevenson - this is going to be added to your favorite books list.

It was. But this is probably one of the top three hard sf books I have ever read. Following and building on the characters in the first book, 'Across the Sea of Suns' carries off a near perfect sequel and handily sets up the rest of the series. An amusing note... I acquired the book when it was first published and didn't notice the last chapter was missing. It wasn't until years later when a friend had bought the paperback and we were talking about it that I discovered the problem. What an ending... even if I had to wait several years to actually read it.

This book is awesome! I have never read a book so good and the alien worlds are extraordinary. I never knew what the aliens were or who is who until I have finally got to the part where the character solves EVERYTHING!

Benford balances the story of struggle against a peculiar invasion on Earth with that of a captivating voyage of discovery in space. While the Earth based story is engaging, the latter plot with fascinating and intricately creative descriptions of far-off worlds makes this book truly excellent.