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It doesn't feel right to give this anthology a rating, as I have a story in it. But, if I did, I'd give everyone else's stories five stars. As Eric Brown's Guardian review of Rocket Science says, "The strength of the collection is that the best of the stories – and the standard is very high – are about the human condition." Well done to editor Ian Sales for putting together such a strong selection.
The concept behind this anthology - that all the stories within must be underpinned by scientific fact rather than the handwavium of hyperspace, warp drives, teleporters, and little green men - appeared daunting to someone whose roots in the genre are based on lightsabers, timelords, hobbits & dragons. In fact Rocket Science both looked and sounded very dry: fiction and non-fiction? Together? Eek!Actually, it works. And it works damn well. While the fiction herein is built upon science, science
It started out as an open call for submissions and turned into a book of short stories and non-fiction essays that show how good a compilation of stories can be. For a long time now, science fiction has become science fact; the quirky gadget from the original Star Trek series developed into today's cell phone, while the PADD from Star Trek TNG became the e-reader device many of us read novels and stories on around the world.This collection of stories and essays convey what is possible, and what
