false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182982617m/1360131.jpg 1360131 4 In the distant future, nanotechnology has gotten out of control. The inner solar system has been overrun by Mycora, atom-size machines that devour everything they touch. Humanity has long since fled Earth for the cold reaches of the outer system, where the lack of heat and sunlight make it difficult--but not impossible--for the Mycora to bloom. Life in the Immunity is hard, and the survivors of humanity face the constant onslaught of the ever-evolving Mycora. But if they are to survive, the remaining humans must try to learn what happened to Earth, and whether the Mycora are finding ways to overcome their susceptibility to cold. When the Immunity mounts an expedition to plant probes on Earth's polar caps, shoemaker and aspiring journalist John Stasheim is asked to come along to chronicle the journey. He soon learns that the trip will be fraught with as many political dangers as nanotech ones, and that the Mycora are both more and less than they seem. An excellent SF novel along the lines of Greg Bear's <I>Blood Music</I>, but with more action and plot. Wil McCarthy is a writer to watch. <I>--Craig E. Engler</I> 1349906 1998 Bloom total:34|5:6|4:15|3:10|2:3|1:0| 34 126 66 4 3 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 23:04:09 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 23:04:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:11:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 22:08:33 -0700 2009 Blood Music by Greg Bear did such a better job of getting inside the potential myster...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 21 12:37:09 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 12:37:55 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 09 21:58:11 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 21:58:11 -0800 2008 http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 03 06:51:05 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 06:51:05 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 08:27:59 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 08:27:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 18:48:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 18:48:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 23:04:54 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 23:04:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 18:49:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:49:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 15 01:27:59 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 01:27:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Apr 26 20:16:55 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 20:16:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 11:08:59 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:08:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 12 17:00:22 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:00:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 15:06:30 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:06:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 15:06:34 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 15:06:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 03 11:26:37 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 11:26:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 14:37:02 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 14:37:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 16 17:27:40 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:27:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 27 10:06:29 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:06:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 02:52:46 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 02:52:46 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1360131