This article first appeared on East Niagara Post on December 9, 2014. It is repeated here as I work to put all my book reviews in one place. They will be posted on Thursdays or Fridays and only be altered from the original in that I will add publisher information and pages. Hopefully, by revisiting these reviews, other people might find a book they'd like to pick up for their own enjoyment.
The Boost - Stephen Baker
Tor Books
336 Pages
Good science fiction is the type that is advanced far enough to fit the genre, yet close enough to reality that you truly believe that it could happen. There is no magic or deus ex machina. Everything can be proven through science, even if it is extrapolated from theoretical science. Thankfully, it won’t enter the realm of dwarfs, fairies or pixies. The Boost, by Stephen Baker, is great science-fiction.