An e-book downloaded freely as part of the author’s attempt to advertise for his book.
Skin of Giants is a series of science fiction short stories. The author claims some influence from Theodore Sturgeon (my favourite science fiction author), and I can see what he means, as in some of the stories, science-fiction is used to develop a metaphor of our world, rather than being an end in itself. While there are some good and interesting ideas, I must admit that I was not fully convinced by the book, always having the feeling that something was missing to make the best of a story.
However, I would recommend the reading of this book to anyone who likes quality science fiction and wants to witness the work of a novice author with great potential, and I hope Mike Cooley will keep working on his short stories, polishing the plot and the style, as I am sure he is on his way to write some very interesting books!