 First hardcover edition | |
| Author | Paul Melko |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | February 5, 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 320 pp. (Hardback 1st edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-1777-3 |
| OCLC | 171152643 |
Singularity's Ring is the debut science fiction book by Paul Melko. The novel was published on February 5, 2008 by Tor Books.
Plot[edit]
The story is set in a future after a singularity event, which caused the bulk of humanity to disappear. The focus of this event was a huge space station which rings the Earth, and which remains uninhabited after the singularity. Humans who remained on Earth have maintained an industrial technological base, and are working to re-enter space. The majority of humans are now genetically engineered to form pods, groups of 2 to 5 individuals with the ability to form an emergent personality from those individuals.
The story follows a young pod named Apollo Papadopulos who is training to become the captain of a new starship which is to be launched soon. Apollo Papadopulos is composed of five teenagers; Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel and Moira. The story moves between the points of view of each of these individuals, and that of Apollo Papadopulos itself.
Awards[edit]
The novel was awarded the Compton Crook Award for 2009 by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society[1] as well as the Locus Award for Best First Novel in the same year.
Publication history[edit]
- 2008, United States, Tor Books ISBN 978-0-7653-1777-3, Pub date February 2008, Hardcover [2]
- 2009, United States, Tor Science Fiction ISBN 978-0-7653-5702-1, Pub date April 2008, Paperback [3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Compton Crook Award Winners [Version HH-56]".
- ^ http://us.macmillan.com/Book.aspx?isbn=9780765317773
- ^ "Macmillan: Singularity's Ring: Paul Melko: Books". us.macmillan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
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