Praise for The Godel Operation : "With this freewheeling story of an ancient, cunning artificial intelligence and its naïve human companion, Cambias ( The Initiate ) mashes humor, mystery, and looming apocalypse into a roundly satisfying space epic.With plenty of fun moments along the way, this raucous adventure through the solar system's distant future will appeal to any fan of lighter science fiction." -- Publishers Weekly "Cambias makes his solar system feel very alive, with wildly different cultures on different planets and moons.It is far-future space opera that is astronomically contained and written with a lightning bolt." -- Warped Factor Praise for Arkad's World : "Far-flung adventure.Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers.
will find this hits the spot." -- Publishers Weekly ".a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final confrontation with Arkad's past.[with] a delicious twist to the end." -- ALA Booklist "Cambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense of history." -- Bookpage "Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock-full of colorful aliens--with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun.
" --Gregory Benford Praise for the work of James L. Cambias: "Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should." -- Booklist starred review "An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read." -- T he Qwillery "An impressive debut by a gifted writer." -- Publishers Weekly starred review "An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut." -- Kirkus starred review "James Cambias will be one of the century's major names in hard science fiction." --Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Red Planet Blues "Fast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction.
Cambias delivers adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming." --Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape.