- Hardcover: 502 pages
- Publisher: Per Aspera Press Division of Viridian City Media (1 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0974573442
- ISBN-13: 978-0974573441
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.5 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 496,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Singularity (The Archon Sequence)
and over 900,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Paul Goat Allen, B&N Explorations
"Equal parts hard science fiction adventure and mainstream techno-thriller, SINGULARITY is arguably one of the best debuts of the year."
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sunday, November 7, 2004
Singularity is a slam-bang first novel where the science is as important as the fiction.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
MARIANNA BONAVENTURE EASED through the access door and out onto the roof of 17 State Street. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
MARIANNA BONAVENTURE EASED through the access door and out onto the roof of 17 State Street. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing, genre-busting debut,
By A Customer
This review is from: Singularity (Hardcover)
I don’t usually go out of my way to recommend books. However this debut from author Bill DeSmedt deserves special attention and praise. My brother had recommended it to me. He’s a physicist in the states, and described it as a “techno-thriller mixed with hard sci-fi”. His colleagues kept talking about finally discovering good fiction that also gets the science right (they even had to look up the forgotten Jackson-Ryan hypothesis that forms part of the plot). That was intriguing enough to give it a try. It’s as fast paced as a typical Cussler or Clancy work, but with quantum mechanics, microscopic black holes, non-proliferation and Russian history as the underlying subjects – instead of the tired old list of plots you normally get. Plus the writing is much better – and far wittier – than usual, with characters that act and think like people in the real world. In fact, I think I’ve worked with (or hired) people just like Knox and Mycroft in the past. It’s a bit hard to believe this is Mr. DeSmedt’s first book, and I would have suspected a pseudonym of a more established author if his photo wasn’t on the book jacket. Highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
well-written sci-fi with strong female lead character,
By MigratingFishSwim "Emigrating to the Med" (Crewe, t'North) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Singularity (Hardcover)
i'm sick of sci-fi in which women exist - it at all - as arm candy. so full marks to bill de schmedt for writing what is not only a gripping read, with real science, but which also features a strong lead female character.
i can't wait for his next book, dualism, to be published!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
4.3 out of 5 stars (33 customer reviews) 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a great ride!,
By N. D. Cernadas "Avid Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Singularity (Hardcover)
I had no idea what to expect from Singularity written by new author Bill DeSmedt. After reading the blurbs from the likes of Kevin Anderson (Dune: Battle of Corrin) and Greg Bear (Darwin's Radio), I had to give it a try. What a great ride!
The novel is gripping from the very beginning. It has spies, killers, not-so-altruistic scientists, and consultants ... yes, consultants - but these are not the same ones that read your watch and tell you what the time is. The characters are smart, witty and engaging. I found myself wishing my plane ride was longer so I could continue reading! There are various storylines cleverly weaved together. I kept wishing I could read faster so I could find out what is happening to protagonists Jonathan Knox and Marianna Bonaventure. The unexpected twists and suspense reminds you of The DaVinci Code - but Singularity is so much better. The story is just so solid, witty and smart. As for the writing, Singularity is beautifully written - similar to CRYPTONOMICON or even My Life as a Geisha or The Grapes of Wrath - you are transported into the characters lives and into exotic locations. The writing is witty and delicious. It is also a smart read - the author weaves the story around a mysterious microscopic black whole. You unwittingly learn more physics than you expect. He brings in science more artfully than Michael Crichton. In addition to the great story and writing, the characters are clever and interesting. There is a strong female protagonist that is smart, can take care of herself (a la Alias) and knows how to wear Gucci. The male character - now there is a real man! The one negative is that the book had to end. I can't wait until the sequel comes out. 15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bill DeSmedt, hot new writer,
By M. K. Melloy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Singularity (Hardcover)
Bill DeSemdt is an "Information Engineer," an amateur physicist, a student of Sovietology, and now a first-time novelist who reads like he's been doing this for decades. With his debut book, "Singularity," DeSmedt demonstrates a knack for pace and plotting that make the "international thriller" aspect of his book a hair-raising adventure. But there is a science fiction angle at work here, too, and it's just close enough to plausible science fact that you'll wonder, even as you devour the pages, just how scared you should be.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Brilliant Debut!,
By Jeffery Edwards "Novelist and Naval Warfare S... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Singularity (Hardcover)
Start with a cataclysmic planetary collision, add one part hard science, one part espionage, a dash of shamanism, and shake mixture vigorously until it explodes. Bill DeSmedt's `Singularity' moves at the speed of light, careening from science to adventure and back again without ever quite losing control. His characters are interesting and three-dimensional, his writing is crisp, and his storytelling is captivating. This man was born to write cutting-edge Science Fiction. Now all I have to do is wait for his next book.
Jeff Edwards, author of `Torpedo: A Surface Warfare Thriller' |
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
