David F. Porteous reads from his debut novel Singular at Edinburgh Central Library. From an Edinburgh Reads event on 1st December 2011. David Porteous' novel Singular was inspired by the author's misdiagnosis of cancer, and has been honoured with an award in the San Francisco Science Fiction competition. The novel is set 35-40 years into the future, where dying humans can opt to transfer their consciousness into an online world, where they can exist without sickness. "Porteous manages to blend science ficiton with a dose of sharp humor and pokes at some of the other areas of the science fiction world. The book is a nice blend of both the real and the surreal" -- Rhodes Reviews Search for David F. Porteous on the library catalog: goo.gl