Non-Human Intelligence (Coffee Book Series)

Worth every page. I have already recommended it to two colleagues.

This is the third book I have read on science fiction & fantasy this year, and it is comfortably the best of them. The author clearly knows the subject deeply and has thought hard about how to teach it. The balance between theory and practice is well judged; neither side dominates. Worth the money and the reading time, without hesitation.

A superb guide. The examples are small but complete.

I picked this up after getting stuck on a project and it turned out to be exactly the right book at the right time. The book rewards careful reading. Skimming it would be a mistake. The author avoids over-explaining, which keeps the pace up but means you need to pay attention. This is the book I wish had existed when I started working with science fiction & fantasy.

The clearest explanation of science fiction & fantasy I have come across.

I came to this book already familiar with the basics, and it still had plenty to offer. I appreciated the honesty about what the book does not cover — it saved me from expecting things that were not there. The author is unusually honest about where the simplifications break down, which I appreciated. This is the book I wish had existed when I started working with science fiction & fantasy.