Saving the World One Gun at a Time in “Termination Shock” – Chicago Review of Books

Saving the World One Gun at a Time in “Termination Shock” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Neal Stephenson’s new novel Termination Shock is an effective ecological thriller, which looks to foment meaningful change for humanity as we face the greatest threat to our existence since the unleashing of the atomic bomb. In his essay, ‘Innovation Starvation’ published in Project Hieroglyph, Stephenson posits that “Good SF supplies a plausible, fully thought-out … Read more

On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

[ad_1] An academic’s whimsical decision to take a DNA test leads her into uncharted territory, where she discovers some extraordinary truths about herself and new possibilities for her future.     “We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you’d flunked Algebra, Griswold,” Roberts said, racking another shell into his hunting rifle and peering over our … Read more