Petals Floating By, Drift Through My Woman's

In Historical Fact, All Of History's Despots, Combined, Never Managed To Get Things Done As Well As This Rambunctious, Self-critical Civilization Of Free And Sovereign Citizens, Who Have Finally Broken Free Of Worshipping A Ruling Class And Begun Thinking For Themselves. Democracy Can Seem Frustrating And Messy At Times, But It Delivers.

With Gritty Action And Realistic Science, Peter Watts Brings To Life A Dark And Vivid World.

For All Its Beauty, Honesty, And Effectiveness At Improving The Human Condition, Science Demands A Terrible Price - That We Accept What Experiments Tell Us About The Universe, Whether We Like It Or Not. It's About Consensus And Teamwork And Respectful Critical Argument, Working With, And Through, Natural Law. It Requires That We Utter, Frequently, Those Hateful Words - 'i Might Be Wrong.'

Seldom Does A Storytelling Talent Come Along As Potent And Fully Mature As Mike Brotherton. His Complex Characters Take You On A Voyage That Is Both Fiercely Credible And Astonishingly Imaginative. This Is Science Fiction.

Self-awareness Is Probably Overrated. A Complex, Self-regulating System Doesn't Need It In Order To Be Successful, Or Even Smart.