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A post-human space opera riff on a rather notorious SF classic. Tribute or parody? You be the judge.
Ace Books, 2008, 336 pages
( The cover and the story makes a lot more sense if you know your Heinlein. )
Verdict: Entertaining, tongue-in-cheek sci-fi about a very sexy android that will amuse you more if you've read the Heinlein novel it's spoofing. Saturn's Children isn't truly brilliant, but it's a smart, fun space opera set in a post-human solar system.
Also by Charles Stross: My review of Accelerando.
My complete list of book reviews.
Ace Books, 2008, 336 pages
In Saturn's Children, Freya is an obsolete android concubine in a society where humans haven't existed for hundreds of years. A rigid caste system keeps the Aristos, a vindictive group of humanoids, well in control of the lower, slave-chipped classes. So when Freya offends one particularly nasty Aristo, she's forced to take a dangerous courier job off-planet.
( The cover and the story makes a lot more sense if you know your Heinlein. )
Verdict: Entertaining, tongue-in-cheek sci-fi about a very sexy android that will amuse you more if you've read the Heinlein novel it's spoofing. Saturn's Children isn't truly brilliant, but it's a smart, fun space opera set in a post-human solar system.
Also by Charles Stross: My review of Accelerando.
My complete list of book reviews.
