Lock In

Lock In

The first of John Scalzi’s work I think I read? Red Shirts (here.) Eventually followed him on various social media, as he is funny, wry, captivating, and easily earned my respect.

While I had another book spooled up to read, one of his recent titles popped through the feeds, and I snagged it long enough to give it look.

Lock In

Eery elements parallel William Gibson’s The Peripheral. As the son of polio survivor, the notion of the old iron lungs, combined with the contagious nature of the corona? Interesting premise, got my attention. The author himself, I’m not always a fan of his work, but a couple of his books are really enjoyable, and he does have a confident voice, one I’m sort of familiar with, looking at a bookshelf full of out-dated science fiction. Always worth a try.

Lock In

Now that was fun, and holds up quite well, means he’s got serious chops. Like his stuff. Waiting on number two.

Lock In

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If Lock In really was published in 2014, like it suggested, that makes it even more of frightening set of tropes to look at. Why science fiction, literature itself, is so important.

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