So you read this blog, which means you're a hopeless geek. And chances are, you have other such folks in your life too (I have too many to count*). And what geek doesn't want more books? One who's dead, that's who, and assuming your geek friends aren't zombies, then they're both alive and want books. So here are a few that might keep them enthralled over winter's chill grasp.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick di Justo and Kevin Grazier BSG is one of the very few scifi shows that made the crossover into mainstream, and for good reason: tough, gritty, and with a devotion to getting as much of the science right as possible. That last bit was in no small part due to my friend Kevin Grazier who was the science advisor on the show, and is the co-author of this book. I was expecting it to be pretty good, but it still exceeded my expectations. It was a very enjoyable read, briskly taking on cutting-edge scientific ideas as explored in BSG. Artificial Intelligence (duh), faster-than-light travel, radiation, weaponry, ships, planetary science -- it's a complete and nerdtastic dissection of all the science you ever saw in the show. Before the book came out, Kevin and I would debate various science topics in the show (he always had some comeback to my critiques) and I had a lot of fun finding those same arguments in the book. If you're a BSG fan, then yeah, you want this book.
