Doug Brode’s High Tech Sci-Fi Thriller “Shelli” Has Me Hoping For More
A few weeks ago I read an article in Popular Mechanics about Ray Kurzweil, a computer scientist/futurist who predicted that “Singularity”, the point where humans and AI “merge”, will happen in 21 years. That’s 2045 for those of you bad at math. “Shelli” is a buddy cop story with some familiar themes and some great […]
George Friedman’s “The Storm Before the Calm” Predicts Hope for America
10ish years ago I was walking through a bookstore somewhere, and I came across George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century”. Friedman is a professional prognosticator in the sphere geopolitics. The book was written in 2009. I honestly don’t remember whether I read it before or after Russia annexed Crimea […]
Eliot Peper’s “Foundry” Thrills
I’ve been reading Eliot Peper’s books since 2016 when I picked up “Cumulus”. I often compare Peper’s style to that of Michael Crichton, master of the “near future” science fiction story. I had been looking for a replacement to that genre of book, my favorite genre, since Crichton’s death in 2008. It’s hard to pick […]
I’m Back
So….I’ve been floundering around for awhile trying to figure out what my online presence was going to look like. I have wanted to get back to some of the things I enjoyed the most from my days at The Geekiverse. I have always loved writing reviews of books, comics, movies and tv shows. By just […]