A handful of books a year stand out for me - this is one. It takes a current strand of science and projects it forward in a believable, thought provoking and entertaining way.
Science fiction has always been my favourite book genre and within that the authors who take something current and build their plot around an extrapolation into the future hold a special place for me.
I read a handful of books most weeks so I consistently plough through hundreds of books every year. And most of them fade from my memory within days.
The odd one sticks. And gets me thinking. The Waking is one. It is set in the world of cryogenics - freezing people or their parts in the hope of future developments that will be able to revive them. It is tightly written with a great human interest and impressively is the authors first book.
Give it a try.
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