Robert J. Sawyer - Factoring Humanity

Pros: Credible, imaginative science and science fiction, both hard and soft!
Cons: The human drama created to provide the backdrop for the science is awkwardly contrived!

You have to hand it to Sawyer! He certainly isn’t one to think small! Why deal with mere cutting edge esoteric research when one can create “Factoring Humanity”, a novel that folds that research into a gutsy thought experiment encompassing all of ...

Pros: Good characterization, highly innovative concepts.
Cons: None to speak of.

Chalk me up as a committed fan of Robert J. Sawyer. After finishing the second novel of his I've read, Factoring Humanity, I'm ready to track down the rest of his books and gobble them (Frameshift, another, is en route from Amazon as I...

Pros: Interesting Science speculations
Cons: Abandons the Science halfway through the book.

Factoring Humanity, Robert J. Sawyer, A Tor Book, 175 Fifth
Avenue, New York NY 10010, June 1998, ISBN 0-812-57129-0,
paperback, 348 pages, US $5.99, CAN $7.99

Nominated for the 1998 Hugo Award.

After three years of...

Pros: Science fiction mixed with real world problems. Easy to fall into.
Cons: Maybe a bit too "out there" for some.

Now this is imagination!

One man, Robert Sawyer, and his quest to write his defining book. This is it.

An intriguing look into the minds of a family and their affairs, and an exploration into the heart of their problems.
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Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Too many to list

Just say "No."

What's the deal with this guy? I find his work poorly written, his ideas lame, and his characters laughable (except it's not a comedy). I love Science Fiction and am a big fan of the classics (Mote in God's Eye, Left...

Pros: good story, isn't all science fiction
Cons: none

If you are looking for a science fiction book that isn't all about science fiction, this is it. Starting with a solid science fiction theme: an alien message from outer space, the book develops it in a less-then science fiction manner. In fact, there are...