I really enjoyed this book. The technology was believable and aptly explained using Dielle. Kiki was a tad annoying to begin with but by the end of the book was fine. I would have liked to have seen more of the Slab culture but I hope that will occur in the next book.

I couldn't give it five stars though because at times it was quite predictable where it was heading and in other parts it moved a little too quickly. Overall though it was a great book and I'd recommend it to anyone with a sense of humour. ( )

“Take the most sophisticated A.I. designed mind that has ever existed, encase it in over fifty million cubic kilometres of diamond nano-rods and send it off on a twenty-thousand-year odyssey towards the centre of the galaxy. Then screw it all up by allowing thirty-two million humans to go along for the ride...”

Slabscape: Reset is not my usual type of read, but I was very impressed with the level of imaginative realism in this sci-fi outing. The plot and characters are very believable, humour was weaved throughout the plot and it reminded me a little of the Red Dwarf universe. There were times when the pace of the book slowed but overall the book was well paced, and as such I was left wanting more at the end.

I liked the idea of an online resource providing additional information and value to the book, and whilst I personally didn’t find it all that useful, I can see many readers enjoying the material provided there. The wiki will probably become more useful and interesting as the series progresses.

Overall Slabscape is a very humorous and believable sci-fi outing. Drago as a character is easily the most thought-out and well written character I have come across this year. ( )