This was a slow starter, but the end got pretty exciting. I think some parts were too technical but then crucial explanations weren't given.So, I'm going for 3.5/5.0 stars. Reviewed for Bitten by Books: http://bittenbybooks.com.
The first thing you need to know about this book is that it is the third and final title in a trilogy. While I won’t go so far as to say that this book can’t be read without having read the first two instalments I would strongly recommend against such a course of action. The story: Twenty years...
I haven't read more than a snippet or two from George R.R. Martin (I could not get into A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1), so it wasn't George's reputation that lured me into picking this up. It was actually Daniel Abraham's Wild Card short story in an anniversary anthology from Tor. He...
Two things have kept me from reading this series for quite some time:1) The "mosaic" novel aspect: I felt that switching authorial voices every chapter would dilute the storytelling.2) I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy "superhero" stories without the sequential art.For reservation number 1, it wasn't...
I did not really like this book. It almost got a one star rating. I was expecting some first contact story where science and exploration was in the front seat. The book is almost completely devoid of any real science. It contains a good amount of fairly ridiculous and illogical plot elements like al...
In my mind, there are generally 3 ways to approach the good ol' first contact story:1. Make it about the mystery, embrace the unknown, and keep the aliens under wraps and off the page. Tease us, but save the aliens for the big reveal (or don't show them at all).2. Go all-out with the monster angle, ...
In 2016 an object is spotted in the sky over the South Pole. It is one hundred kilometres across and heading for earth.In 2019 two manned space crafts are racing towards the Near Earth Object, dubbed Keanu, one from the USA and one from a Brazilian-Russian-Indian coalition. Both crews want to be the...
PROLOGUE - George R. R. MartinThis one was actually told like it is an interview of three of characters from the Wild Cards series. Well, the early part of the series, at least. They talk about the turning point that lead to their version of history, as opposed to ours. It's really a great way to...
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