Martin Laine Male. London, United Kingdom

This is by far the best physics book I have read. I now finally understand Einstein's theories and can even start to explain higher dimensional maths using the really good examples given in the book. I highly recommend this to anyone who wishes to understand what those mad physicists are up to.

Everything you didn't even know you didn't know about the eye and the science of vision. Each chapter is full of mind boggling scientific facts and thoroughly entertaining historical anecdotes about important discoveries and experiments. A must read for anyone interested in how we sense the world ar ... (continue)

A masterpiece.

By far the best MacLeod book I have read so far. A must-read for fans of Virtual Reality, AI and the Singularity. Add a gripping plot and believable, complex characters to these SF themes and you get an absolute winner. Read it, read it, read it.

I really enjoyed this book. I got exactly what I wanted from it, i.e. a better understanding of the science behind radiocarbon dating and other techniques. Very accessible and full of interesting anecdotes.

The third book I read by Reynolds. I'm still impressed by the richness of the Revelation Space universe. The plot in Redemption Ark is a little more epic. I wonder whether the next one will move back to a smaller scale as Chasm City did (in a way). Again, I highly recommend Reynolds' books.

Another great book that reinforces my respect for Alastair Reynolds. I hope the next installment (Redemption Ark) is as good.

Without doubt one of the best scifi books I have ever read. Reynolds has put together a perfect blend of hard science, esoteric technology, space opera and dark storylines. Like a combination of William Gibson (for the atmosphere), Iain M. Banks (for the scape opera) and Greg Egan (for the hard but ... (continue)

I took my time reading this as I am a huge fan Banks' Culture novels. Matter doesn't disappoint. Suit up, pick up your CREW and go fight some comped Morth-tech guard ships in a 4 dimensional Shellworld's Machine Core.

Simply brilliant.

Really enjoying this sequel to Cosmonaut Keep. Some of the ideas feel a little simplistic from time to time and McLeod's use of the present tense is sometimes distracting but overall, this is a very good read, full of very interesting ideas.

A good introduction to quantum physics. It has given me enough knowledge to understand the fundamental concepts and be able to explain them to others.

This might be the most insane science fiction book I have ever read (so far). Greg Egan's ideas are mind blowing. I thought Banks' Culture series pushed the idea of artificial intelligence to another level but Diaspora's "polis" concept just blows the Culture "Minds" out of the water. A warning thou ... (continue)

Definitely looking forward to reading this one. The praise on the back says that it matches and maybe even surpasses (!) the Foundation and Dune series.

Update: this is turning out to be a truly excellent book. I highly recommend it to anyone searching for new exciting SF. Why hadn't I heard o ... (continue)

Didn't quite enjoy this one as much as the others... Not sure why.

I love Rankin's Rebus series but his style is so dark. Too much razor blades and horrific knife injuries.