"Rowe's world is full of strange new ways of living -- and dying. Her rich descriptive language and arch dialogue potently reflect her surreal world: "He kept an eye out for bluegrazers; he'd know them by their rotten, blue-edged mouths." Dealing with issues of freedom and responsibility, as well as epistemological and existential quandaries, Rowe still manages to deliver a slam-bang adventure."- The Washington Post (Read this review)

"Rowe's first novel is a well-paced adventure based on a deeply imagined background of nanotechnology and directed evolution in which the web of multiple plot threads comes together."- The Denver Post (Read this review)

"With Forbidden Cargo, her first novel, she joins a distinguished company of young writers—such as K.A. Bedford and Cory Doctorow—who will have a strong say in the shape of the science fiction of the future." - New York Review of Science Fiction, Number 221, January 2007 (Order a hard copy of this review)

"Forbidden Cargo is an exciting page-turner, a non-stop explosion of action and adventure filled with memorable characters.... The spaceport on the Moon launches us toward adventures beyond. A domed city on the Martian frontier – the safety of home – constantly calls to us. Will we listen?" - National Space Society, SF Book of the Month (Read this review)

"Rowe is a name to watch in science fiction." - The Rocky Mountain News (Read this review)

"Forbidden Cargo is a complex and imaginative first novel from Rebecca K. Rowe. It's a cyberpunkish thriller full of narrow escapes, political machinations, virtual combat, and deeply memorable characters, all flavored with a touch of Eastern philosophy and a nod toward contemporary debates in biotechnology."
- The Harrow Journal (Read this review)

"A fine thriller and science fiction story evolves with splendid twists of plot."
- The Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch (Read this review)

"Rebecca K. Rowe's style of sci-fi is refreshing--a complex new world is introduced, but not with so much scientific or historical information that the reader is overwhelmed."
- NEO-OPSIS SF Magazine (Read this review)

"This is an engrossing book where science and science fiction meet in a complex future that is both incredible and believable and moves with the speed of light. Try and put it down between plot twists. Go ahead. Try...."
- ConNotations (Read this review)

"The complexity of the plot shows that Rowe has a lot of promise as a novelist."
- Emerald City (Read this review)

"With its nano-tech perspective and infatuation with futuristic politics, this book talks to fans who prefer their science fiction with a hard social science dimension."
- SFRevu (Read this review)

"This gem of a book has it all. It's got virtual reality, technology and imagination. It also has an interesting story, with which the author does a fine job. This is not just a really good first novel, it's a really good novel."
- Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Bookwatch (Read this review)

"Look no further sci fi readers, anime fans, and casual video gamers, because this is your summer reading book."
- Dreaming in Red (Read this review)

"The characters are fully developed and add to this story of otherness and politics. Sashimu and Thesni’s plight captured my imagination and heart."
- FantasyBookSpot.com (Read this review)