Tech-Heaven - Linda Nagata

Posted : 2 years, 12 months ago at Dec 24 0:49

There are books that get you all goose-bumpy while you read them, and there are books you feel obligated to think about very hard because you know they're classics. Then there are the books that don't do either, but surprise you by turning into stories that you never forget. At odd moments, a scene from the book will jump into your head. Or you'll find yourself pondering an idea raised by the author over and over again. Such is the case with Linda Nagata's 1995 near-future nanopunk novel Tech Heaven. I bought it in the used-book basement of Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, despite the silly title and cheesy cover, probably because I was desperate for new science fiction and nanotech is cool. It turned out to be one of the most haunting SF books I've read. Tech Heaven is a futuristic thri...Read more