It’s Tuesday — and that means it’s Book Launch Day! Check out Paul Melko’s debut novel, Singularity’s Ring.

The Book
Singularity’s Ring is set several decades in the future, and the world has collapsed in a technological cataclysm. Most of humanity has died or disappeared in a singularity event (“most” meaning 90 percent), and what is left of humanity is being shepherded carefully by Pod Society. Pods are an experiment in multiple humans: duos, trios, quartets, and quintets of humans that share thoughts and emotions among themselves. The environment is unstable and the world seems on the brink of another cataclysm. Apollo Papadopulos–a pod of five separate teenagers–has been bred to fly a starship through the Rift, a remnant of the singularity event. Only forces don’t want him (in this case, “him” meaning the five teens who are Apollo’s pod) to succeed.

The Blurbs
“Singularity’s Ring is a distinctive vision of a post-singularity future, where group minds and human singletons struggle to control the sinister consequences of a failed transcendence. Melko gives us an absorbing tour of a world where humanity isn’t what it used to be. He’s got a distinctive voice that shows a lot of promise.” —Charles Stross

“Bursts forth like a new universe exploding into being; a major book that happens to also be the debut novel of a stellar new talent.” —Robert J. Sawyer

“Accessible and engaging post-singularity fiction, driven by engaging characters and fabulous world building. Paul Melko may be our next Vernor Vinge or Bruce Sterling…engaging and tough to put down.” —Brenda Cooper, co-author of Building Harlequin’s Moon

The Author
Although SINGULARITY’S RING is Paul’s first novel, his fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Spider Magazine, The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Talebones, as well as other magazines and anthologies. And Paul’s work has been nominated for the Sturgeon, Nebula, and Hugo Awards.

Congratulations, Paul!