by Christian Cantrell
I couldn't put this book down. It really captured my imagination....but in the end you learn that it was all a lie (you'll understand what I mean when you read it). The only reason I didn't give this book one more star is because I had too many questions when I finished it. You never really know w...
I don't read much science fiction anymore, but this certainly rises to the level of Asimov and other golden age greats! The plot is exciting and keeps you reading page after page. The characters are likable and well developed. (At least the main characters are.) The science seems plausible. And the ...
Intriging plot, but the author would rather talk about everything else. Page after page after page of tangents, backstory and observations. Every once in a while the author would throw me a bone by including a paragraph that advanced the plot, but by and large this book is about 4 times as long as...
When you compare a novel to Isaac Asimov and Orson Scott Card you better bring it. I had high hopes for this novel and just ended up chucking it to the side in disgust. I really am disappointed and am scratching my head as to why this came up via Amazon Vine. I didn't realize that this was the same ...
"Containment" is one of the most cerebral novels I've read in a long, long time. The joy of the novel is in defining and resolving problems of planetary colonization. On a more basic level, the novel describes how to think both creatively and scientifically. I'm not a scientist, but the physics appe...
A recommendation from a colleague. And at only 86p it's hard not to try it. A community of humans trying to survive as the first Venusian colony create a second generation of colonists when they realise they have enough oxygen to support 100 more people. As these 100 colonists mature and are integra...
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