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Rollback

by Robert J. Sawyer



Dr. Sarah Halifax decoded the first-ever radio transmission received from aliens. Thirty-eight years later, a second message is received and Sarah, now 87, may hold the key to deciphering this one, too . . . if she lives long enough.
A wealthy industrialist offers to pay for Sarah to have a rollback—a hugely expensive experimental rejuvenation procedure. She accepts on... (read more)

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David M
  • Rated 4 stars

“Another winner for Rob. I enjoyed this a lot. My one small nitpick, I felt he purposely wrote this to be adapted as a film (which would be a great idea). I guess I could just feel a different vibe with this one. A well deserved finalist for the Hugo award.”

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jasonpettus
  • Rated 2 stars

“(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)

Regular readers know that July has been somewhat of a special month for me, in that I was accidentally able to get ahold of eight out of the twelve science-fiction novels nominated this year for either the Hugo or Philip K Dick award, and have been reviewing all of them here throughout...”

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