The Journey(s) of Ian

'Blindsight' -- a science fiction novel by Peter Watts, reviewed by Ian Reide I am a long standing fan of science fiction, it is the genre of choice for intelligent and educated people, and it is the new literature for the 20th century and beyond, however, finding good SF (never used the 'term' Sci-Fi, it is an abomination) can be challenging. In recent decades, in my opinion, too many SF authors have done no more than rehash old ideas and rework existing themes. There are exceptions to this of course, Greg Egan comes to mind. With this in mind it is a pleasure to find a new author with new works, which push the boundaries. Such an author is Peter Watts. Watts, by profession, is a marine biologist. According to his website bio (rifters.com) he has had a varied career, which was part of the reason he decided to turn his hand to writing. His first novels centred around human exploration and exploitation of the mid-21st century oceans. His latest novel, the subject of