Review: Reverence for the Parents of Science Fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2011
This single-author short story collection is clearly aimed at the seasoned science fiction fan.  There are a number of recurring themes and tropes, such as robots and artificial intelligence (Blood and Wire, Evanesce), a reverence for the Mothers and Fathers of science fiction (Blood and Wire, Skin of Giants), the transference of consciousness (Transmute, Angela, Connections, Same As It Ever Was) and the wider-reaching theme of what a man is prepared to do for the woman that he loves (Evanesce, Angela, Connections).Personal favourites include Blood and Wire, which starts out as a cliché-ridden science fiction story with its robots, space and time travel and alien's perception of Earthlings, and ends up in an unexpectedly clever and strangely poignant place; and Connections, which makes excellent use of realistically written dialogue to keep the reader's attention.