Solaris Rising

Hello, and welcome to my final first post. For my final book I will be reading "Solaris Rising" edited by Ian Whates. Solaris Rising is a collection of short science fiction stories, two of my favorite things in literature. This book is part of the Solaris Book of New Science Fiction series of anthologies, boasting a "fabulous line-up of authors and... an equally impressive st of stories" (Whates 7). As for one of the main components of this book, the short stories, I enjoy them because they are capable of delivering a quick, sharp fix, with almost instant gratification, as opposed to the often slow burn of novels. As for the sci-fi aspect of this, it is one of, possibly the, favorite genre of mine. Science fiction is always about exploring possibilities, and answering a question. The format allows the author to let their imagination run wild in a way that just is not present in other types of fiction. Science fiction also has a vast array of very diverse sub-genres. Sci-fi is not always about some far-off futuristic technology, it can just as often be based around an event that could very feasibly happen tomorrow. In short, I look forward to reading this book, and cannot wait to see just what questions the authors will be answering.