Redemption Ark
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- Author：Alastair Reynolds
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Claire
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Concentrating on understanding this book has helped me feel better on my trek to becoming a more informed space-bound citizen。 I kept crowing in joy and telling my close friends （who didn't already know） what eidetic， prosimian， and other such words I myself had to research meant。 I also liked the ingenuity of the characters and the ship names。Now， off to obtain the third book！ Concentrating on understanding this book has helped me feel better on my trek to becoming a more informed space-bound citizen。 I kept crowing in joy and telling my close friends （who didn't already know） what eidetic， prosimian， and other such words I myself had to research meant。 I also liked the ingenuity of the characters and the ship names。Now， off to obtain the third book！ 。。。more
Jared Beiswenger
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I expect the Revelation Space series can be hard to get into because the characters are all a bit tough to relate to， but the more I read， the more I appreciate all the little stories woven into this universe。 It's a joy to read an author who's much smarter than yourself， and I love all the little surprises when you find out that what you thought was happening was not quite what was actually happening。If you're into the Dune genre of thinky sci-fi， I'd recommend this series。 I've been listening I expect the Revelation Space series can be hard to get into because the characters are all a bit tough to relate to， but the more I read， the more I appreciate all the little stories woven into this universe。 It's a joy to read an author who's much smarter than yourself， and I love all the little surprises when you find out that what you thought was happening was not quite what was actually happening。If you're into the Dune genre of thinky sci-fi， I'd recommend this series。 I've been listening via audibook。 。。。more
Lina Evine
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This is hard to rate。 It was both good and bad。 How do I put it， it has great concept， writing is fine。 But I don't know why I couldn't progress much。 But in the end I liked it。 Late in the twenty-sixth century， the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors - alien killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it。 The only hope for humanity lies in the recovery of a secret cache of doomsday weapons -and a renegade named Clavain who is determined to This is hard to rate。 It was both good and bad。 How do I put it， it has great concept， writing is fine。 But I don't know why I couldn't progress much。 But in the end I liked it。 Late in the twenty-sixth century， the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors - alien killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it。 The only hope for humanity lies in the recovery of a secret cache of doomsday weapons -and a renegade named Clavain who is determined to find them。 But other factions want the weapons for their own purposes - and the weapons themselves have another agenda altogether。 。。。more
John Pedersen
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I enjoyed this second installation more than the first one - lots of big ideas， and the characters seem more put together。 We also have some Conjoiner characters， so we get to learn about this human society that was teased in the first book。 The Inhibitors come more to the fore as well， building on and extending the lore started in the first book。 The big ideas this time include， but definitely not limited to， parallel universes， inertia alteration， and energy and information transfer between th I enjoyed this second installation more than the first one - lots of big ideas， and the characters seem more put together。 We also have some Conjoiner characters， so we get to learn about this human society that was teased in the first book。 The Inhibitors come more to the fore as well， building on and extending the lore started in the first book。 The big ideas this time include， but definitely not limited to， parallel universes， inertia alteration， and energy and information transfer between the present and the far future。 One really cool small idea was that of using light sails as a stern chaser when you're pursued at relativistic speeds - drop a sail behind you and push it back towards your pursuer。 They're not likely to see it coming， but way easier to score a hit than if you're tossing rocks。The primary action is a race for the weapons that played a big role in the first book。 The Inhibitors have awakened to the presence of humanity， at least in the Resurgam system， and they've run into the Conjoiners elsewhere as well。 The Conjoiners （led by Skade and her mysterious Night Council， which may or may not be only in her head） want the weapons to prepare for the arrival of the wolves （their name for the Inhibitors）， and Volyova and Khouri are back as well， wanting the weapons to defend the human colony in the Resurgam system。 We also get more info on the Inhibitors， the Dawn War， and the history of the galaxy。The ending is somewhat abrupt， with a fair bit of the action resolved off-screen， but still a very entertaining read。 On to the next one！ 。。。more
Simon
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This was the second in the trilogy and focused around a starship and a captain who had a weird disease。 There were some excellent characters such as a hyperpig and also super cruel machine human constructs
Whisper19
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Ok， this is more like it， Alastair。 Compared to the first one there is MUCH less thesaurus flexing and much more plot。 There are also some old characters we see more of， and some new one that just grow on you。 Plot first - we sort of see the consequences of the actions from book 1， and how all hell is breaking loose。 We also find out more about some side elements of the first book。 But we are still left with many many questions - hopefully these will be answered in book 3。 Now onto my favourite Ok， this is more like it， Alastair。 Compared to the first one there is MUCH less thesaurus flexing and much more plot。 There are also some old characters we see more of， and some new one that just grow on you。 Plot first - we sort of see the consequences of the actions from book 1， and how all hell is breaking loose。 We also find out more about some side elements of the first book。 But we are still left with many many questions - hopefully these will be answered in book 3。 Now onto my favourite part of the book - Scorpio！ Augmented pig who is just a badass and doesn't give a damn。 Each scene with him was amazing - only wish there were more。 Will definitely read book 3 just to figure out what the hell is up with Felka and Galiana and the Jugglers。 And who the hell were Mademoiselle and H？？？？ 。。。more
David
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Redemption Ark is a big giant space opera （and a good one）， but it is also a story of， not surprising given the title， many redemptions。 In the midst of a serious threat to mankind， we follow some very well realized characters and learn of pasts that need said redemption。 I found this a good follow up to Revelation Space， with a little bit of 'second book in the trilogy' syndrome。 Everyone seems to be in their places now for the next act。 Redemption Ark is a big giant space opera （and a good one）， but it is also a story of， not surprising given the title， many redemptions。 In the midst of a serious threat to mankind， we follow some very well realized characters and learn of pasts that need said redemption。 I found this a good follow up to Revelation Space， with a little bit of 'second book in the trilogy' syndrome。 Everyone seems to be in their places now for the next act。 。。。more
Eric
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Set about 50 years after Revelation Space， Volyova and Ana Kouri discover that the Inhibitor planet discovered in the previous book， is waking up and dismantling moons and planets nearby and thus pose an imminent threat to all in the region。 With a plan to evacuate Resurgam and use the intense and strange weapons onboard The Nostalgia for Infinity but encounter another threat in the form of the conjoiners who also want the weapons for themselves。What I Liked:- further explanation of both the uni Set about 50 years after Revelation Space， Volyova and Ana Kouri discover that the Inhibitor planet discovered in the previous book， is waking up and dismantling moons and planets nearby and thus pose an imminent threat to all in the region。 With a plan to evacuate Resurgam and use the intense and strange weapons onboard The Nostalgia for Infinity but encounter another threat in the form of the conjoiners who also want the weapons for themselves。What I Liked:- further explanation of both the universe that everyone subsists in and of who the inhibitors were and how this situation came to be- as soon as Volyova and Ana show up， the book becomes a much easier read （120 pages or so）- the threat level posed by the inhibitors is on another level completely- the level of technical detail is high but still very readableWhat I didn't Like:- the book really takes its time getting going and can seem confusing as almost nothing from the first book shows up in the first 100 pages- in that first 100 pages， the book throws so much different stuff so it can be hard to try to link it together in the beginningAlastair Reynolds is becoming one of my favourite science fiction authors， as there is great world-building， enough hard sci-fi to make me happy， and still massive battles and intrigue。 It can be difficult to get into in the beginning but I found it very rewarding to stay with it。 I have most of his other books so we will see if his standalones fair better after I have finished this series。 。。。more
Peter
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The characters in this book are simply much better than in Revelation Space。 Having read Galactic North and Chasm City， there were familiar characters that I had already been invested in and was happy to have return。 I also enjoyed the new editions of Thorn， Antoinette and Scorpio。 The conflict in this book itself was also more straightforward than in the previous story。
Jonan Grobler
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There will be some spoilers in this review， most likely - it is the 2nd book in the series so it's hard to talk about it without spoilers。In short， I recommend - if you like spaceships and a ton of fascinating ideas， and a page-turning type of reading。Spoilers hereafter。The first book， I admired more than loved。 It was stuffed with amazing ideas， and well written， but it was a little too disconnected from humanity。 The second book is less stuffed with wild ideas， and it spends more time explorin There will be some spoilers in this review， most likely - it is the 2nd book in the series so it's hard to talk about it without spoilers。In short， I recommend - if you like spaceships and a ton of fascinating ideas， and a page-turning type of reading。Spoilers hereafter。The first book， I admired more than loved。 It was stuffed with amazing ideas， and well written， but it was a little too disconnected from humanity。 The second book is less stuffed with wild ideas， and it spends more time exploring the fascinating concepts it does have， while also trying to explore the characters a little more。As with the first book， I found this quite a page-turner - chapters are always ending on cliff-hangers， or just before the crucial bit of information is revealed， and I just couldn't put it down。I had some issues with character motivation - the two women from Nostalgia for Infinity go to all this effort of trying to save the inhabitants of the planet， without there being any prior evidence of their selflessness and desire to help humanity - kinda the opposite， in fact。 The big bads of the series， the Inhibitors - while being awesome - are also lacking in motivation。 They have motivation， sure， but it's really not convincing。 Same goes for Clavain's defection to the Demarchists。 Maybe it will become more clear in the next book， I hope so。I was bouncing between this book and some other sci fi books， and it threw into sharp relief just how good Reynold's prose is。 It's not intrusive at all， but it's incredibly functional。 Descriptive without being verbose。Wonderful scenarios - creepy， unutterably exotic alien machinery。 A spaceship that has completely been taken over by the Melding Plague， blending human with the machine in a grotesque and fascinating manner。 The Conjoiners， a faction of humanity that has enhanced their brains with machinery， such that they are often barely human - some of the older Conjoiners being but brains floating in jars， with spider legs attached beneath。 And through it all， the creeping dread of absolute eons， billions of years， races evolving and being destroyed， the galaxy spinning。 。。。more
Farhad Shawkat
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A very intelligently written book， and you'd expect no less from Alastair Reynolds， PhD in Astrophysics。 Improves in most ways on the first book in the series （Revelation Space）， but I found the book a bit too lengthy and dry at times。 It did have its epic moments， better characters， and a certain duel， for lack of a better word， between two major characters towards the end was extremely well written， like a couple of chess grandmasters trying to outwit each other。 A very intelligently written book， and you'd expect no less from Alastair Reynolds， PhD in Astrophysics。 Improves in most ways on the first book in the series （Revelation Space）， but I found the book a bit too lengthy and dry at times。 It did have its epic moments， better characters， and a certain duel， for lack of a better word， between two major characters towards the end was extremely well written， like a couple of chess grandmasters trying to outwit each other。 。。。more
Pranav Prabhu
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Redemption Ark is a much improved sequel to Revelation Space， addressing many of the aspects I had issues with in the first novel while maintaining all the qualities that I enjoyed。 It deals with a lot of fascinating scientific concepts and ideas， and these were once again my favourite parts of the book。 “It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that cause the problems。” Character motivations and actions were som Redemption Ark is a much improved sequel to Revelation Space， addressing many of the aspects I had issues with in the first novel while maintaining all the qualities that I enjoyed。 It deals with a lot of fascinating scientific concepts and ideas， and these were once again my favourite parts of the book。 “It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that cause the problems。” Character motivations and actions were something I had an issue with in the first book， and this novel fixed a lot of that for me。 Clavain， Felka， Remontoire， as well as the returning characters from the first book felt more like real people with understandable motivations， making both good and bad decisions on the limited information they had to the best of their ability。 Some of them were also quite likeable and interesting， even if they didn't have the greatest depth。 However， I felt that some of the character relationships， especially the romantic ones were somewhat contrived。 I would never have thought I'd enjoy reading about a sentient pig crime boss named Scorpio， but found everything involving him and the other hyperpigs very interesting。The various worldbuilding elements introduced， such as the hyperpigs and the myriad factions like the Demarchists and the Conjoiners added a lot of depth and immersion to the setting。 We get a much deeper look at the politics and the societal structure of the Conjoiners and their unstable relationship with the Demarchist factions in proximity to Yellowstone， the central planet around which a lot of this conflict occurs。 We also get a closer look at the background politics of Chasm City， which we got a tiny glimpse of in the last book。Being a hard sci-fi book， there is a lot of detail put into the scientific concepts explored and a lot of it is something I enjoy reading， such as the fascinating mechanisms of the Exordium project or the inertia-suppressing technology。 However， I felt on many occasions that it was overexplained and repetitive， with the excessive detail reducing my engagement with the story being told。 There are also various side-plots such as those of Antoinette and Xavier， and while I like reading those sections， there might have been too much focus given to those parts of the story， making the book feel quite lengthy。 I also liked the writing more than in Revelation Space: the dialogue felt less stilted and the way the story unfolded felt a lot more organic and didn't feel as contrived as some of the situations in the previous book。 Reynold's in-world metaphors are also fun to read and feel very appropriate。 The plot had many interesting aspects， the main threat established in the last book comes to the forefront and we find out a lot more about the history of the world， especially the Conjoiner society。 Overall， an engaging sequel to Revelation Space with better， more interesting characters that broadened the scope of the world and introduced many new and fascinating elements。7。3/10 。。。more
Michael Rumney
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An epic space adventure， the second book in the Revelation Space series。 Unlike the first instalment this is better written in terms of structure， but like a lot of books it is still overwritten， this is a reminder to authors， it's okay to leave stuff out。Again Reynolds comes up with some big ideas， turning stars into weapons， why intelligent life is hard to track down in space and my favourite， scientific reasoning why it's possible to travel faster than the speed of light。At times I was at a l An epic space adventure， the second book in the Revelation Space series。 Unlike the first instalment this is better written in terms of structure， but like a lot of books it is still overwritten， this is a reminder to authors， it's okay to leave stuff out。Again Reynolds comes up with some big ideas， turning stars into weapons， why intelligent life is hard to track down in space and my favourite， scientific reasoning why it's possible to travel faster than the speed of light。At times I was at a loss at some of the characters motivations， especially when it comes to the final space battle。Reynolds leaves plenty of unanswered questions to want me to continue with the next book， Absolution Gap。 。。。more
Jason Hebert
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Very enjoyable sequel！
Dreaming Though Awake
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An amazing 300 page book scattered among 700 pages。 The good parts are really amazing ， you just gotta soldier/skip through the boring parts ， esp the parts that occur on resurgum。
Matt
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4。25 stars but a heck of an improvement over Revalation Space。The beginning was a little slow and I almost gave up on the novel but there are a few things Reynolds does insanely well and I was waiting for the book to hit one of those moments。 For me it was Clavain watching the war from insanely far away seeing the bright flashes of rail gun explosions。Alastair is quickly become a Sci-fi favorite of mine。
Gregus Mihai
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Alastair "Slug" Reynolds。 Alastair "Slug" Reynolds。 。。。more
Ajam
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3。5★After two（RS & CC） back to back highly cerebral and thought provoking novels， Reynolds decided let's f it and gave us an action packed thriller instead。 ⩨NFO⩐ Read Via Moon+ReaderPro Android-AsusXOOTD ⩨FootNotes/Remarks:-There's a cameo from some chasm city characters and the protagonist's path to redeem himself still continues。 3。5★After two（RS & CC） back to back highly cerebral and thought provoking novels， Reynolds decided let's f it and gave us an action packed thriller instead。 ⩨NFO⩐ Read Via Moon+ReaderPro Android-AsusXOOTD ⩨FootNotes/Remarks:-There's a cameo from some chasm city characters and the protagonist's path to redeem himself still continues。 。。。more
Lucian Bogdan
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Excepțională！De fiecare dată când citesc o carte scrisă de Reynolds pot fi sigur că provocarea intelectuală va fi la cote înalte。 Hard SF de super-clasă， concepte uluitoare - un adevărat festin pentru mine。 Da， personajele nu sunt punctul lui forte。 Nici interacțiunile dintre ele， care uneori par forțate。 Chiar și descrierea unor scene scârțâie în unele cazuri。 Sau unele fire narative secundare sunt aduse în prim plan， apoi uitate cale de zeci de pagini。Cu toate acestea， dacă ar fi să aleg între Excepțională！De fiecare dată când citesc o carte scrisă de Reynolds pot fi sigur că provocarea intelectuală va fi la cote înalte。 Hard SF de super-clasă， concepte uluitoare - un adevărat festin pentru mine。 Da， personajele nu sunt punctul lui forte。 Nici interacțiunile dintre ele， care uneori par forțate。 Chiar și descrierea unor scene scârțâie în unele cazuri。 Sau unele fire narative secundare sunt aduse în prim plan， apoi uitate cale de zeci de pagini。Cu toate acestea， dacă ar fi să aleg între scrierea lui cu minusurile enunțate mai sus， dar cu ideile alea extraordinare， exploatate excepțional și o carte excelent scrisă din punct de vedere stilistic a la Dostoievski， ori Marquez， dar cu subiecte care， pentru mine， sunt de o banalitate înfiorătoare， l-aș alege pe Reynolds în 100% din cazuri。Pentru că e exact ceea ce-mi doresc eu de la literatură。 Să mă ducă unde nici cu gândul n-am gândit。Traducere bună spre foarte bună， marca Mihai-Dan Pavelescu。 。。。more
Miloș Dumbraci
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A pornit excelent， a continuat ok， a sfârșit lamentabil。。。 si dup-aia tot a mai tinut-o langa 2 sute de pagini - o carte zombie。 Sper ca editorul lui reynolds si-a facut harakiri， fiindca în masa aceasta gelatinoasa， labartata si enervantă se ascundea o carte bună。 Dar reynolds， ca de fiecare dată， nu e in stare să se oprească pe granița dintre geniu si delir， iar cine ar fi trebuit sa-i dea două palme metaforice nu si-a facut treaba。 Pe la pag 650 m-am oprit， efectiv furios。 Nu tocmai efectul p A pornit excelent， a continuat ok， a sfârșit lamentabil。。。 si dup-aia tot a mai tinut-o langa 2 sute de pagini - o carte zombie。 Sper ca editorul lui reynolds si-a facut harakiri， fiindca în masa aceasta gelatinoasa， labartata si enervantă se ascundea o carte bună。 Dar reynolds， ca de fiecare dată， nu e in stare să se oprească pe granița dintre geniu si delir， iar cine ar fi trebuit sa-i dea două palme metaforice nu si-a facut treaba。 Pe la pag 650 m-am oprit， efectiv furios。 Nu tocmai efectul pe care mi-l doresc de la un hard sf。。。 Nu mai spun cât de prost sunt scrise personajele， cat de inexistente sunt motivațiile lor si fortate deciziile， tepene dialogurile si dezlegata intriga。 Păcat de lumea exceptional de bine si profund imaginata。 。。。more
Kindleworm Dot Com
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Oooh wow， now that was a really good read， extremely lengthy but really good。This time we're back in the Yellowstone system but our old friends （or enemies， depending on how you view them）， the Conjoiners are back， along with a few blasts from the distant past: don't worry， you'll soon catch up with who's who again。When Ilia activated the cache weapons in the last book the Conjoiners， whose weapons they actually happen to be， received an alert that they've been activated and it's not too long be Oooh wow， now that was a really good read， extremely lengthy but really good。This time we're back in the Yellowstone system but our old friends （or enemies， depending on how you view them）， the Conjoiners are back， along with a few blasts from the distant past: don't worry， you'll soon catch up with who's who again。When Ilia activated the cache weapons in the last book the Conjoiners， whose weapons they actually happen to be， received an alert that they've been activated and it's not too long before they decide that they're going to get them back。 But there's rifts amongst the Conjoiners， who aren't as conjoined as they might seem， and some want the weapons for a different reason。And so it's off to Resurgam， via Chasm City， in souped up lighthuggers that bend the laws of physics， in a crazy game of star-ship-chase-me as the different factions want to get there first and get the cache weapons -- both gleefully trying to throw a spanner in the other's works along the way。And what a great time is going to be had when we get to Resurgam， what with the Inhibitors now unleashed by Sylveste's previous shenanigans， running amok and making to destroy the whole solar system， and also Ilia having absolutely no desire to give up her weapons to anyone。There's also lots of other great story telling things and characters going on besides -- like a whole planet to evacuate before the inhibitors burn it to death。 You won't be bored。Super good and now it's straight into Absolution Gap。 。。。more
Adam Lennard
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A rollicking sci-fi space opera with epic ideas。 A great continuation on the series。
Jim Pomeroy
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Hard to exactly describe these books。 I honestly， while I like them， can only read a reynolds book at a rate of no more than one a year。 I am honestly full on exhausted at the end！！ Really it is hard to give the book one overall rating - in many ways the book varies from 2 stars to 5+。 Think Banks + Clancy + Baxter = something all its own。
Matthew Le Croissette
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Great ideas and brilliant world-building as always with Reynolds， but this book felt much slower than his others。 Several times characters explained to one another everything that had happened up to that point， which slowed the pace tremendously。 I wonder whether Reynolds was afraid that people would lose the thread along the way！
Ben Rieger
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Not much to say that I didn't already for Revelation Space！ Not much to say that I didn't already for Revelation Space！ 。。。more
John Hodgkinson
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Alastair Reynolds oce again proves he has big iseas and can bring them across。 Here he provides the reason why the universe is so sparsely populated and what awaits humanity and other races in the far future。 This is woven integrally into the storylines which have been carried through from the first two books and makes for really good， scientific reading， although I have to admit， some of it is beyond my ken！ Per ardua ad astra and now onto book 4， with pleasure。
Richard Thompson
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Alastair Reynolds is the king of the space opera genre， and the Revelation Space series may be his best work。 It's not great literature， and it isn't even great speculative fiction in the sense of being a work that posits a plausible future where interesting scientific and philosophical ideas play out。 Other writers do those things better。 But it is a hell of a story told on an epic scale with a cast of well defined characters who come into interesting conflict。 I like the ideas behind the alien Alastair Reynolds is the king of the space opera genre， and the Revelation Space series may be his best work。 It's not great literature， and it isn't even great speculative fiction in the sense of being a work that posits a plausible future where interesting scientific and philosophical ideas play out。 Other writers do those things better。 But it is a hell of a story told on an epic scale with a cast of well defined characters who come into interesting conflict。 I like the ideas behind the alien races - Inhibitors and Pattern Jugglers - and the different factions of humans - Conjoiners， Demarchists， etc。， though I was a little disappointed in the theory behind the mission of the Inhibitors。 I'm hoping that it will turn out in a later books of the series to be something other than is presented here。 The book is a bit long。 The same story could have been told more compactly without losing very much。 It is still a quick read but too long to make me want to binge my way through the series。 I'll read the next one in a few months or maybe next year。 。。。more
David
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My cardinal sin for Reynolds is structural: He jumps between character sets with imbalanced dramatic heft。 You have some characters fighting aliens who are trying to destroy all human life and then you have some characters arguing about local politics on a backwater planet between groups you know little about and care less about。 Or you have characters engaged in strategic battle at near lightspeed over huge time/space scales intercut with someone pouting the AI on her ship isnt what she thought My cardinal sin for Reynolds is structural: He jumps between character sets with imbalanced dramatic heft。 You have some characters fighting aliens who are trying to destroy all human life and then you have some characters arguing about local politics on a backwater planet between groups you know little about and care less about。 Or you have characters engaged in strategic battle at near lightspeed over huge time/space scales intercut with someone pouting the AI on her ship isnt what she thought it was。 It's a complete mismatch for the rest of the dramatic weight。 It would be like watching Jaws and every 10 minutes cutting to people arguing about their fav flavor of ice cream， on the other side of the country。 Sure， maybe in the end they all meet up， but the rest of the time youre just gritting your teeth waiting to get back to the damn shark。 These are issues that Reynolds should understand， sure， but ABSOLUTELY his editor should understand them。Like others， I agree this book should be 400 pages。 Reynolds isn't great with characters。 And a lot of scifi writers aren't and that's okay， to an extent; every writer has their weakness。 But Reynolds needs to work around that weakness。 He does not。 Instead we have batches of characters who are weak， flat or simply not narratively valuable and truly hurts the value of this book as an experience and as a complete text。 。。。more
Julie T。
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Wow！ What a freaking let down！ It started out so good。 All disparate elements were great。 I wanted them to come together into a wonderful whole。 Instead we got endless recaps of old material。 I think the nature of the wolves was exposited like 10 times！ The important parts happened off screen。 Good characters either died （off screen！） or turned dull。 It’s as if Reynolds felt wordy， kept writing until about 90%， hit a hard deadline and decided to relay the last 10% as exposition！ Fuck this。 My di Wow！ What a freaking let down！ It started out so good。 All disparate elements were great。 I wanted them to come together into a wonderful whole。 Instead we got endless recaps of old material。 I think the nature of the wolves was exposited like 10 times！ The important parts happened off screen。 Good characters either died （off screen！） or turned dull。 It’s as if Reynolds felt wordy， kept writing until about 90%， hit a hard deadline and decided to relay the last 10% as exposition！ Fuck this。 My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined！ 。。。more
Hugo Gundewall
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Loved it！
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