Singularity's Ring

Not going to recap, anyone interested in The Singularity will find this Novel entertaining. Melko develops and allows you to understand the characters, where many Hard Sci-Fi authors choke. I'm a Singularity nerd at this point, but there are twists to this book that makes me feel it may not be the "pinnacle" of achievement. Loved the story, every time something major happens you think you know where it's going, then it doesn't. I wish it would have been a series, I could spend a lot more time in this world.

This is a real standout in science fiction- good ideas and interesting characters... and at the end, everything makes sense... everything has an explanation that is organic to the plot. I was very pleased and surprised that no gimmicks were used to make it all work. Well done.

As proof this is an excelent book, It just won the Compton Crook Award for best SF novel of 2008 by a first time SF novelist. The Crook Award is given by the entire membership of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society so you know the opinion is widely based. I look forward to his future work.

The idea of humans who can share thoughts and feelings is not a new concept in SF but I have never read a book that pulled the reader into the personal experience so completely. The personalities of the characters have depth and the reader becomes involved as they get to witness "linking" from the point of view of each of the participants. Action is laced throughout as the pace kept me totally engrossed and wanting to turn the page. Very good book and made me want it to be about twice as long. This is an author to watch.

I loved reading Singularity's Ring. I became quite involved with the characters and found myself quite concerned over what became of them. Is that somewhere in the definition of a good read? Short and sweet, I wanted this book to go on and I can hardly wait for more from Paul Melko. Very highly recommended.