Permutation City Blog

Live-for-a-day clones do the work while archies persue hobbies. Real people's only job is to keep their body in shape. It all balances out when the clone's memories are transfered back at the end of the day. If only the world were that simple: clones are a new underclass, they're customised for different jobs, they're stolen and copied illegally. A detective thriller set against a background of future technology. A lot of interesting ideas, thought through, that got confusing at the end.

This is the third in Brin's Uplift series. This story is set parallel to his second book. This book follows the invasion and capture of one of mankind's world. A guerrilla war is fought against the powerful alien invaders although in the end luck has a big part to play. It's one I really enjoy for it's battles against overwhelming odds, interesting characters, and a fair grasp of science (although some of it is made up science.) It almost makes me want to read the subsequent story... if only he had squeezed that into a single book rather than stretching it out into a trilogy.

This is the second in Brin's Uplift series. This story is set parallel to his third book. Both telling of events in the galaxy after mankind discovers a graveyard of ancient spaceships. All the older alien races feel they must know everything... by force if necessary. This book follows the dolphin and human crew of the ship that made the discovery as it flees. It's one I really enjoy for it's battles against overwhelming odds, interesting characters, and a fair grasp of science (although some of it is made up science.)

A mission to capture Halley's Comet discovers life. Can the crew survive it's onslaught during the long journey back towards the sun?