Torchship
Karl K. Gallagher
print $9.99
ebook $4.99

I’d like to thank Karl Gallagher for sending me review copies of his Torchship trilogy, of which Torchship is the first volume.  I’ll definitely be reviewing the rest of the trilogy.

I had posted something about wanting to read more old fashioned science fiction, and he emailed me to ask if I would be interested in reviewing his trilogy. At first I declined due to other commitments, but then I thought it over and decided to accept his offer. I’m glad I did. This was a fun book.

Gallagher has imagined a future in which artificial intelligence becomes a reality, but it’s not a utopia. The AI’s try to wipe out humanity. They are partially successful. Earth and a number of colony worlds fall. The others take different paths to protect themselves. Some have computers along with extremely harsh laws against anything that even resembles AI, as in automatic death penalty harsh. Some forbid computers altogether. How would you like to pilot a starship using tables and a slide rule? Continue reading →