I recently wrote a story for SCI FI Wire about Tobias S. Buckell’s excellent first novel, Crystal Rain, but in case you all were too lazy to click over, I just wanted to point out that Toby has the prologue and first 14 chapters of the novel available on the book’s website for free download. Beware: if you go read them, you will be compelled to buy the book.

My review of the book should appear later this month at Intergalactic Medicine Show. But I’ll tell you now: it’s awesome.