The Missing Matter

McDonough, Thomas R. The Missing Matter. New York: Bantam, 1992. Introd., "Dark Matter," by Isaac Asimov. Essay, "The Attraction of Darkness," by Wallace H. Tucker. Book 3 of The Next Wave Series.

See for a fairly near-future robot modelled on that great 20th-c. hero, Sylvester Stalone (mostly in Rambo mode); note also a culture that produces highly complex biological machines. (RDE, 02/02/93)