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This collection of short stories is a treat, particularly if you like your science fiction with an edge to it. I don’t read nearly as much hard SF as I used to, probably because I got tired of the story taking backseat to the science, but [a:Peter Watts|8734|Dorothy L. Sayers|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206564934p2/8734.jpg] doesn’t make that mistake in any of these gems. They are all deeply rooted in character, story and the perversities of human nature. In particular, I liked the first story, “A Niche”, in which we discover how being mildly insane may help us get to the next level, evolutionarily speaking. I also loved “Bulk Food”, which is a twisted tale of aquarium shows, vegan-rights activists, and what happens when we learn to speak with Orca whales. Incidentally, both can be found online at his website: http://www.rifters.com/real/shorts.htmBonus facts: he’s Canadian, he’s a hell of a nice guy, and the author of four novels: [b:Rifters 1|66479|Starfish (Rifters, #1)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651983s/66479.jpg|2489444], [b:Rifters 2|66477|Maelstrom (Rifters, #2)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651982s/66477.jpg|871405], [b:Rifters 3|66476|Behemoth β-Max (Rifters, #3; Behemoth, #1)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651982s/66476.jpg|64461] & [b:Blindsight|48484|Blindsight|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170355970s/48484.jpg|47428]! ( )

This collection of short stories is a treat, particularly if you like your science fiction with an edge to it. I don’t read nearly as much hard SF as I used to, probably because I got tired of the story taking backseat to the science, but [a:Peter Watts|8734|Dorothy L. Sayers|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206564934p2/8734.jpg] doesn’t make that mistake in any of these gems. They are all deeply rooted in character, story and the perversities of human nature. In particular, I liked the first story, “A Niche”, in which we discover how being mildly insane may help us get to the next level, evolutionarily speaking. I also loved “Bulk Food”, which is a twisted tale of aquarium shows, vegan-rights activists, and what happens when we learn to speak with Orca whales. Incidentally, both can be found online at his website: http://www.rifters.com/real/shorts.htmBonus facts: he’s Canadian, he’s a hell of a nice guy, and the author of four novels: [b:Rifters 1|66479|Starfish (Rifters, #1)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651983s/66479.jpg|2489444], [b:Rifters 2|66477|Maelstrom (Rifters, #2)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651982s/66477.jpg|871405], [b:Rifters 3|66476|Behemoth β-Max (Rifters, #3; Behemoth, #1)|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170651982s/66476.jpg|64461] & [b:Blindsight|48484|Blindsight|Peter Watts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170355970s/48484.jpg|47428]! ( )