Everything Isn't Subjective. Reality Also Matters. Truth

With Gritty Action And Realistic Science, Peter Watts Brings To Life A Dark And Vivid World.

Many People Have Tried To Define Science Fiction. I Like To Call It The Literature Of Exploration And Change. While Other Genres Obsess Upon So-called Eternal Verities, Sf Deals With The Possibility That Our Children May Have Different Problems. They May, Indeed, Be Different Than We Have Been.

If There Are Still Honest-smart Men And Women Within Those Old And Noble Traditions, They Should Think Carefully, Observe And Diagnose The Illness. They Should Face The Contradiction. Discuss The Conflation. And Then Do As Warren Buffett And Bill Gates And Many Others Have Done. Choose The Miracle Of Creative Competition Over An Idolatry Of Cash. They Should Stand Up.

The Worst Mistake Of First Contact, Made Throughout History By Individuals On Both Sides Of Every New Encounter, Has Been The Unfortunate Habit Of Making Assumptions. It Often Proved Fatal.

Fortunately, Human Beings Are Remarkably Diverse Models To Work From