Singularity's Ring

By Paul Melko

Book Overview

The debut novel from a exciting new voice in SF-about what happens after ninety percent of humanity leaves Earth ? There is an artificial ring around the Earth and it is empty after the Singularity. Either all the millions of inhabitants are dead, or they have been transformed into energy beings beyond human perception. Earth's population was reduced by ninety percent. Human civilization on Earth is now recovering from this trauma and even has a vigorous space program. ? Apollo Papadopulos is in training to become the captain of the starship Consensus . Apollo is a unique individual in that he/she/it is not an individual at all, but five separate teenagers who form a new entity. Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel, and Moira are a pod, as these kinds of personalities are called, genetically engineered to work as one and to be able to communicate non-verbally. As a rare quintet, much relies on the successful training of Apollo, but as more accidents occur, the pod members struggle just to survive.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076531777X
• ISBN13: 9780765317773
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Shockingly good

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.

Singularity's Ring Wins Crook Award

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.

Original, involving, "quint"essential...

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.

Time Well Spent

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.