America City, Chris Beckett's first novel since leaving Eden, is a fantastic look at how the information we receive affects our decisions. We believe we are smart enough to know what is going on, but are we? In a wonderfully complex work of speculative fiction, Beckett's ambitious America City crafts a world as deep as Eden and yet as relatable as now.
Read MoreThe final chapter in Chris Beckett's Eden trilogy is a fitting finale for our time on Eden. This is as spoiler free a review I can make it with out spoiling the whole thing. Suffice to say, it is a strong finish.
Read MoreOne of the great things about being a book addict is the joy of stumbling across something total new. A decade or more a ago, an ill advised membership to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club (do book clubs even exist any more?) brought with it a book of the month called The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Not being one for "fantasy", I intended to send it back, but general lethargy stopped me. This turned out to be a good thing as the world of Locke and Jean is an amazing place to spend time in. Likewise, about a year ago, a random Amazon recommendation offered up Dark Eden by Chris Beckett.
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