The Island

Wonderful universe-building and far-future doings.

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Pure Hard Science Fiction aiming directly from the pages of the book to your (relaxed) mind to fill you with a sense of wonder that makes you finish this novelette asking for more. Fortunately, there is more.
Warning: Exclusively for Hard Science Fiction lovers. Even lovers of Science Fiction could hate this story. It's full of technobabble and other terms that could make you toss the book against the wall. That being said read it slowly, savoring every line of it, even stopping for a moment to realize what you just have read.
Six stars.