The Collapsing Empire
Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781509835072 (1509835075)
ASIN: 1509835075
Publish date: 2017-03-23
Publisher: Tor Books
Edition language: English
OMG, I finally did it! I finally finished a Scalzi novel! The first chapter was a real chore to read, but then I swapped to the audiobook. Somehow the prose that seems so corny in print is a delightful lark to listen to. It still has some problems. The whole plot and world are built around the we...
I wasn't sure if I would at first: it's a space opera with houses and serfs, pretty much. To be honest, I don't like my futuristic science fiction to pick such specifically backward parts of history to mesh with in this way. I like looking forward to see things get better, not to be so heavily r...
I recently bought a box of pulp SF from eBay - most dating from the 50s and 60s. Lantern-jawed, pipe-smoking men save the world while their gorgeous female assistants are prone to outbursts of come-hither hero worshiping and swooning - especially when kissed fiercely and unexpectedly by the lantern-...
Inevitable Jokey Ship Name: The evidence suggests that sooner or later all post-Banksian writers of space opera will give their spaceships jokey names. Your Inferior Wit Annoys Me: Yes, though some don't go for the same self-conscious ironic wit that Banks did. Inevitable Jokey Ship Name: I agree, b...
Interesting and so much fun. I'm going to love this series. This is a different universe for Scalzi: the planets are mostly not habitable on their surfaces, The universe isn't full of fascinating intelligent species, although there are a fair number of humans scattered about. Two of the main protago...
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