99% space operas and general sc-fi, 1% feminist lecture.
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Heechee Saga
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Puh..... I mean it's fine and all. But very confusing. Not sure if I liked it. It felt like it was happening in the same universe, but not in the same storyline (which it is).
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world …
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only …
Content warning One major "twist" of the book is mentioned. Don't read if you don't want spoilers.
It really bugs me that Harrow has erased (?) her reality from book 1 and created a new one. These rewritten flashbacks, this Harrow-untypical vulnerable nature - all this is getting on my nerves so far. I hope that changes quickly.
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world …
Rex is seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and …
Just... not very exciting.
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.
With their vast cargo …
This was the first time I read a book with such a strong military focus. I had a really hard time keeping the hierarchies straight at the beginning - who is above whom? But it didn't bother me in general and I really enjoyed the story and the characters. I am VERY sad that the sequel is not due until April 2024 (!). Nasty cliffhanger... :(
Pushing Ice is a 2005 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. According to …
I am not a huge fan of this book until now. I don't like the characters very much and their decisions don't make that much sense to me.
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit …
The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest …
Pushing Ice is a 2005 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. According to Reynolds' Web site, the story …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw …
We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered …
