Here are some of the great things people have said about my books!

“Walton has brought hard sci-fi roaring back to life.”
—WALL STREET JOURNAL

“Living Memory is first-rate hard science fiction. Michael Crichton would approve and so do I. Highly recommended!” —The Internet Review of Books

“David Walton’s Three Laws Lethal gives the reader exciting insights into the threats and the promises that are coming our way.” 
—Vernor Vinge, multiple Hugo award-winning author of A Deepness in the Sky

“One of my favorite science fiction writers, David Walton consistently delivers exciting thrillers packed with likeable characters and big ideas.”
—Craig DiLouie, author of OUR WAR

“Paired with relentless pacing, an action-packed narrative, and a cast of interesting characters, Walton’s fluid writing style and tightly constructed plot produce a virtually un-put-down-able read. Tonally the love child of Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain and Aldiss’ SF classic Hothouse, this is a page-turner of the highest order.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Fast-paced and engaging, this had me rapt from beginning to end. A surprisingly vicious, timely look at the line between humanity and its environment. Beautifully done. I am eating a mushroom omelet as revenge.”
—Mira Grant, New York Times–bestselling author of Feed

“David Walton is one of our very best writers of science-fiction thrillers, and The Genius Plague is a triumph from first page to last.  This one will stick with you.”
—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night

“Riveting. David Walton gives us a wild ride through new territory.”
—Jack McDevitt, Nebula Award–winning author of the Alex Benedict and Priscilla Hutchins novels

“[An] engrossing and illuminating sci-fi thriller…. This is the way sci-fi ought to be.”
—WALL STREET JOURNAL

“An expanding universe of delight.”
—WASHINGTON POST

“Gripping, suspenseful and original, this is a page-turning novel that readers are sure to devour. Fantastic”
—RT BOOK REVIEWS

“An utterly addictive murder mystery with a fantastic twist…. A cleverly thought-out bit of sci-fi fun.”
—STARBURST MAGAZINE

“A truly fascinating approach to thriller writing.… The story’s strength lies in its ingenious structure that neatly unfolds against an impressive backdrop of science.”
—THE BIG THRILL

“Walton delivers fast-paced action, suspense and riveting mystery—all of it spinning about a core of vivid, speculative science. Enjoy some tense, imaginative fun.”
—David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Existence

“Superposition is a wild ride into the quantum world, a fabulous twist on the murder mystery. In Walton’s hands, physics comes to life, literally! Like nothing you’ve ever read before.”
—Will McIntosh, Hugo award-winning author of Defenders

“The most thrilling and ingenious adventure in quantum physics you’ll ever read!”
—Joel Shepherd, author of Originator: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel

“A mind-bending science fiction murder mystery that will appeal to fans of Michael Crichton and Philip K. Dick. I devoured it in one sitting.”
—Tina Connolly, Nebula-nominated author of Silverblind

“A smart, fast-paced juggernaut of a read, this techno-thriller is as intelligent as it is action packed.”
—Ted Kosmatka, Nebula-nominated author of The Flicker Men

“Walton’s captivating writing will draw you in, the murder mystery will keep you reading, and you’ll finish with a better understanding of quantum physics.”
—William Hertling, author of the award-winning Singularity Series

“David Walton takes a huge leap of imagination and spins an engaging, sometimes dizzying, web of ‘What if?’”
—Stanley Schmidt, author and long-time editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact

“Superposition is a fine blending of high tech science fiction and the mystery novel, a concept that Isaac Asimov might have come up with were he alive today.”
—Mike Resnick, Hugo Award-winning author of The Fortress in Orion and the Eli Paxton mystery series

“A stunningly imagined adventure saga written with an assured hand.“

– SFReviews

“With Quintessence, David Walton proves that winning the Philip K. Dick Award was not a fluke, but a harbinger of things to come.“
—Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Oracle Trilogy

“An utterly stunning work of imagination, a slipstream counterhistory set in a fourteenth century that is as audaciously imagined as any work of science fiction.“
—Rosemary Edghill, coauthor of The Shadow of Albion

About TERMINAL MIND:

“High-intensity human drama set in a thoroughly imagined and highly plausible future.“
– Book Review, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show

“A very tangled human story about young love, societal biases, and the almost inevitable and doomed tide of violent men“
– Darwin’s Evolutions magazine

“A fast-paced SF-thriller with a very human heart.”
– Elaine Isaak, author of The Eunuch’s Heir

“An enthralling near-future scenario where body styling has become an art form and where computer hacking has progressed in a chillingly believable direction. What I love about David’s fiction is that his characters are firmly grounded in a social context. In Terminal Mind, the family and interpersonal conflicts are just as intriguing as the threat to society, with outcomes that are just as uncertain.”
– Nancy Fulda, assistant editor of Baen’s Universe

“David Walton’s Terminal Mind is a fast-paced thriller that slices across the landscape of a darkly imagined future.”
– Judson Roberts, author of The Strongbow Saga

“If you like distinctive character voices, cool science fiction gizmos, and a dozen plot threads that weave together into a dazzling whole, you need to read Terminal Mind.”
– Mike Shultz, author of Sword of Memory

“…a gritty, fast-paced, page-turning read”
– Ian Creasey, author of Silence in Florence