Singularity ring ebook

Paul Melko. Tom Doherty Associates. The debut novel from a exciting new voice in SF—about what happens after ninety percent of humanity leaves Earth There is an artificial ring around the Earth and it is empty after the Singularity. Either all the millions of inhabitants are dead, or they have been transformed into energy beings beyond human perception.

Earth's population was reduced by ninety percent. Nov 14, Pete Young rated it really liked it. In the not too distant future, circling 10, kilometres above Earth is the massive post-Singularity 'Ring', now empty after an unexpected rapture that took billions of people. Those that are left on Earth are divided between the unconnected singletons and the group minds, genetically engineered post-humans preparing their own exploration of the far reaches of the solar system.

Apollo Papadopoulos is a five-person group who is training to pilot the starship Consensus to the mysterious Rift beyo In the not too distant future, circling 10, kilometres above Earth is the massive post-Singularity 'Ring', now empty after an unexpected rapture that took billions of people. Apollo Papadopoulos is a five-person group who is training to pilot the starship Consensus to the mysterious Rift beyond Neptune, except that someone is out to kill Apollo for far-reaching reasons that must be learned the hard way.

Paul Melko's debut novel is something of an understated winner. The post-human future he imagines is original and complex but not too far-fetched, and the story more often than not goes where you don't expect.

In Apollo we have five well-drawn personalities who not only each carry their weight in driving the plot forward but also, to Melko's credit, allow you to get under the collective skin of their group mind experience. Melko has a straightforward but intellectually engaging style; give him the seventy-or-so pages he uses to get the story going and he rewards you very well.

This certainly deserves a sequel. With so many different styles of science fiction floating about these days it is often hard to find something new. Melko has created something fresh and new in the genre while crafting a complete, fascinating story. Apollo Papadopulos is a 5-person POD of sentience, each a unique teenager, yet together a strong, smart, talented entity.

This is their story. The narrator shifts from individual to individual in a very interesting perspective-shifting way, however since they share the same experi With so many different styles of science fiction floating about these days it is often hard to find something new. The narrator shifts from individual to individual in a very interesting perspective-shifting way, however since they share the same experiences, it isn't quite like reading from completely different character view-points.

The story, set far in the future is both adventurous and exciting, with plenty of hard science to go along with the dystopian world, and the intelligent exploration of a group of teenagers out in the world for the first time.

Part space opera, part coming-of-age this is well thought-out novel with a fascinating cast of characters and technologies, and I thoroughly enjoyed everything from the space opera, to the pod bears to the military intrigue. I will certainly be watching for more titles from this gifted author. Aug 15, Joe rated it liked it Shelves: scifi. Picked this book up for a dollar at the shore and wasn't expecting much, but the first episode interested me enough to make me want to read the rest.

The book revolves around the interactions of specialized meta-humans who shed their individual identities to form symbiotic clusters pods , communicating through pheromones and shared memories. It also posits a future where the technological singularity doesn't quite have the result people were expecting. There are also talking bears. The book introd Picked this book up for a dollar at the shore and wasn't expecting much, but the first episode interested me enough to make me want to read the rest.

The book introduces or references many advanced technology and singularity-related topics including nanotech, space elevators, quantum computing , with some explored more deeply than others. The narrative device, alternately representing the viewpoints of individual cluster members and sometimes the group perspective, had the potential to be annoying, though author Melko does a good job of keeping it interesting and not gratuitous.

May 27, Bruce Sanders rated it liked it. I would call this a young adult sci-fi book rather than adult sci-fi. The protagonist is a quintet of young people who are able to share thoughts, feelings, etc. Like Vinge's characters the group minds aren't plausible because there is not even remotely enough bandwidth for them to be able to share consciousness.

The shared consciousness conduit in this ca I would call this a young adult sci-fi book rather than adult sci-fi. The shared consciousness conduit in this case revolves mostly around the use of pheromones and other forms of chemical communication with speech, sign language and nonverbal cues playing supplementary roles.

Quite honestly none of it really makes any sense. But it is an interesting enough story and it does explore the notion of group minds of various types.

As young adult science fiction it was a good read. As adult science fiction, not really. Jul 01, Clay Kallam rated it really liked it Shelves: sf-fantasy. When authors start talking about entangled Bose-Einstein condensates resonating across the galaxy, or virtual superstrings snapping in and out of existence, it makes good old-fashioned rocket science seem like Legos.

But Paul Melko does an excellent job of making biotechnology, advanced artificial intelligence and space elevators seem like a natural part of the landscape, and delivers a nice, action-packed book with heroes and villains that are clearly delineated. Jul 31, Ryun rated it really liked it. We need a post-apocalyptic dystopia stat!

Mar 27, Benjamin rated it really liked it Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy. This exploration of the post-human stands out due to the originality of the main character, Apollo Papadopulos--a collective entity composed of five people genetically engineered to think and act as one.

Imagine if all the facets of your personality could tell their own story--each with a unique perspective, but all of them nonetheless you. Paul Melko has set himself a difficult challenge, but he pulls it off well.

The formulaic "and-then-they-saved-the-world" ending is pretty rushed, but the bo This exploration of the post-human stands out due to the originality of the main character, Apollo Papadopulos--a collective entity composed of five people genetically engineered to think and act as one. The formulaic "and-then-they-saved-the-world" ending is pretty rushed, but the book as a whole makes up for it.

This is his first book, so I'm curious: how do you follow up post-singularity pod people? Oct 01, Sahil Raina rated it liked it Shelves: fiction , science-fiction , speculative-fiction. Now, this premise makes sense to me We slowly find out how these three groups interact with each other. Really interesting. I think the only shortcoming of this book was it wa This story is about what's left of humanity AFTER a transcendence event i. I think the only shortcoming of this book was it was not as far-reaching and grandiose as it could have been.

It was ultimately lacking in "grand ideas". But everything else was there, thus 3 stars. Apr 24, Michael rated it liked it Shelves: sf. It's a good gimmick as far as it goes, and the worldbuilding stands out as the book's strong point: a post-singularity world that doesn't feel like Accelerando reprised. The story itself is servicable but not inspired and the writing craft is a little rough: what you'd expect from a first novel.

Overall, enjoyable, and I'll be interested to see more from Mr. Dec 25, Shannon Lewis rated it really liked it. A fun read. This is down as teen fiction. I don't really agree with that. The themes seem too adult and the tans-human aspects are really quite advanced. Slightly disappointed in the way Mr Melko wrote Apollo as a gestalt entity - Apollo didn't seem melded enough.

The end was a little sudden but as it seems like the first in a series on Apollo I'm fine with it ending like it did - a to A fun read. The end was a little sudden but as it seems like the first in a series on Apollo I'm fine with it ending like it did - a touch abruptly. The universe of the story is a very interesting place and I want to go back. Sep 03, mattthew rated it it was ok.

It has a great premise and some really innovative ideas about the future. I loved the first chapter, and liked the next two, but it just kept going down hill. It started with describing the inner worlds of its main characters wonderfully, giving each such unique personalities and tough choices.

But it soon devolved into chase sequences, mad scientist cliches, and extremely silly nonsense about an AI, a super-villain, and nonsense singularity stuff.

The first chapter can stand alone, and I recomm It has a great premise and some really innovative ideas about the future. The first chapter can stand alone, and I recommend reading it. Jun 20, Eric rated it liked it. An interesting take on a post-singularity society where humans are divided into singles and pods people made up of groups of individuals who are bonded together chemically.

The story deals with what one such pod goes through when they fail to achieve the purpose for which they were made. The plot could have been a little more developed and there are a lot of loose ends never tied up, but overall it was enjoyable.

Jun 21, Audrey rated it really liked it Shelves: reader-s-choice , science-fiction. This is science fiction where a person can be two or more people acting telepathically as one.

This book features on a "pod" of five: Each gets a chapter at the beginning in which each experiences terror at the thought of becoming isolated from the other members of their pod. Then each chapter speaks with a "we" voice. It's really good at portraying their sense of oneness. Meanwhile the plot and mystery are engaging. It was fun and different and interesting. Jun 05, Chris Sarda rated it it was amazing.

What a well organized well thought out book. It does everything you want in sci-fi novel. It has: interesting technology the explanation of said technology does not weigh down the narrative there's a creative main character and plot it's not just good ideas, those ideas are executed well the plot and the themes explored can really only be explored in sci-fi Most importantly it's just great interesting story the whole way through.

This superior debut initially resembles a straightforward YA adventure but abruptly veers into much stranger territory. Various factions struggle for control of the Ring, a colossal space station built around Earth by engineers who turned most of humankind into a group mind called the Community, which promptly figured out how to access other realities and vanished from this one.

The few remaining humans genetically engineer their children to form "pods" of individuals so closely bonded that they function as one person. After stumbling on secret research during a training exercise, the teenage pod called Apollo Papadopulos soon find themselves on the run from shadowy forces who want to seduce or kill them. The setting extends from Earth orbit to the Amazon jungle, and the action ranges from a tense space rescue to an almost idyllic trek through the Rockies with a family of genetically altered bears.

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