FlashForward: One of the Year’s Best
by Rob - September 20th, 2009.Filed under: FlashForward.
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.
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.
The full list:
- 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
You can read more about the novel FlashForward by Robert J. Sawyer here.
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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