by Robert Charles Wilson, Jacek Spólny
Darwinia proved to be a surprising book. Set on our own Earth, history takes a very odd turn when on an entirely different level of the universe something goes very wrong. Part of the Earth changes, explorers and adventurers head out to investigate, make profits or find a new life for themselves. Da...
Regrettably, this book had so much potential but which was never fully exploited, for me at least. The alternative Europe setting promised much excitement and suspense. But that world was never fully realized. I really wanted to know more about "Darwinia" but in retrospect it seems that Robert Charl...
Interesting idea promising adventures in a world where Europe has vanished and turned into an extraterrestrial jungle. Plodding follow-through with silly ghosts, gods, and machines. Depressing, eye-rolling ending with a Frank-Peretti-esqe angels-and-demons type of fight.
The first half of this, the half that details an exploration of Darwinia, is really good as several other reviewers have pointed out. The last half isn't quite up to level of the first half. It works and fits, but it doesn't quite fit. It's an interesting idea, one that made me poke things, but i...
This novel is essentially two books. The first part is about exploration of an alien European continent, but the scope and tone change drastically in the second half. Both parts are good, but it's a little hard to reconcile the differences.
Premise more fascinating than the actual book. I inhaled this one in about two days, captivated by the premise until it started to fall apart about 160 pages in. I finished, disappointed. I still mention this book to friends as an example of something that should have been so awesome, but wasn't.
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