FlashForward: One of the Year's Best
Not the TV series (although it undoubtedly is), but the book.
Back in December 1999, Barnes and Noble released a list of its picks for the best science fiction and fantasy novels of that year: Robert J. Sawyer's FlashForward was listed third, with the following review:
Robert J. Sawyer consistently makes intelligent, mind-blowing science fiction accessible to the mainstream reader with his efficient, easy-flowing prose, his exciting ideas, and his superior character development.The full list:
Over the past several years, Sawyer's stunning thrillers have produced multiple Hugo and Nebula nominations, enough for most to recognize him as the leader of SF's next-generation pack.
His newest novel, the near-future FlashForward, is every bit as good, if not better, than his previously recognized high-tech whirlwinds.
- Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
- Neil Gaiman, Stardust
- Robert J. Sawyer, FlashForward
- Michael Crichton, Timeline
- Orson Scott Card, Ender's Shadow
- Elizabeth Haydon, Rhapsody
- Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: House Atreides
- Brian Jacques, Marlfox: A Tale from Redwall
- L.E. Modesitt Jr., Gravity Dreams
- Guy Gavriel Kay, Sailing to Sarantium
- George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
- Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky
- Richard Bowes, Minions of the Moon
- Elizabeth Hand, Black Light
- Frank M. Robinson, Waiting
- Terry Goodkind, Soul of the Fire
- Ken MacLeod, The Cassini Division
- Brendan DuBois, Resurrection Day
- Ben Bova, Return to Mars
- Sean McMullen, Souls in the Great Machine
- Thomas Harlan, The Shadow of Ararat
Pictured: Above, the 2009 TV series tie-in edition; below, the original mass-market paperback cover from 2000 (the hardcover came out in 1999).
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