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Steel World , by B. V. Larson , is a military SF book and the first on the Undying Mercenaries series. Steel World use some common themes in military SF - aliens came, and for some reason or other humans are now fighting, using a mix of human tech and tech that was reverse engineered/bought/stolen - usually for the fate of mankind. In this particular case, aliens got the humans to enroll in a galactic empire, and the only thing we could contribute with were mercenaries. The undying part is also not uncommon but fairly well employed - they can clone both your body and the content of your mind right to the point you die. The story comes from the perspective of James McGill, born in 2099 and who discovered that his only real option after being kicked out of the university is joining the mercenaries. On his first mission, he ends up in a routine campaign in the Steel World - which contains various species of dinosaur like sentient beings of various levels of intelligence which are co...

This is not a game - by Walter Jon Williams - is a nice little thriller about alternate reality games. It was nice to see how the elements of the game and real life were weaved, and there is a mild touch of AI in the plot (quite frankly I thought it would turn out very differently). Overall, quite enjoyable, and I'm reading the sequel (Deep State) right now.

When I heard about The Abyss Beyond Dreams - by Peter F. Hamilton - I knew I'd had to get it. I'm huge fan of the author, and I specially like the CommonWealth novels. Granted, I usually don't enjoy the Void parts as much as the high-tech ones. Thankfully, there is less to complain here, as a big part of the plot involves Nigel Sheldon's clone entering the void, with the help of the Raiel to try and destroy it from within - obviously for those who read it, this takes place before the end of the original Void trilogy. Overall, very good and strongly recommended for all fans of the Void trilogy. I can't wait for the sequel!