Battlestar Glatica

I think the one I read was called the Return of the Cylons, and it's back at the library now so I can't tell you who the author was. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how good the book was. I decided I'd read a little sci-fi, just for a change, and it was very, very interesting. I particularly liked the characters, as they all seemed quite realistic, especially the Companions. Made me think though--why is sci-fi never told from the machine's point of view, always ours, making us out to be in the right and the machines or whatever to be evil?