false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185827.jpg 185827 5 In the aftermath of the Hard Rapture -- a cataclysmic war sparked by the explosive evolution of Earth's artificial intelligences into godlike beings -- a few remnants of humanity managed to survive. Some even prospered.Lucinda Carlyle, head of an ambitious clan of galactic entrepreneurs, had carved out a profitable niche for herself and her kin by taking control of the Skein, a chain of interstellar gates left behind by the posthumans. But on a world called Eurydice, a remote planet at the farthest rim of the galaxy, Lucinda stumbled upon a forgotten relic of the past that could threaten the Carlyles' way of life.For, in the last instants before the war, a desperate band of scientists had scanned billions of human personalities into digital storage, and sent them into space in the hope of one day resurrecting them to the flesh. Now, armed, dangerous, and very much alive, these revenants have triggered a fateful confrontation that could shatter the balance of power, and even change the nature of reality itself. 179625 1 3 2005 Newton's Wake: A Space Opera total:151|5:16|4:49|3:66|2:16|1:4| 151 510 269 20 1 1 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:25:26 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:38:20 -0800 2009
The story was fragmented, and really slowed down in the middle. I just couldn't get back to it, and lost all interest in finishing it. ]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:09:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 14:10:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 18 00:59:50 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:18:33 -0800 2008
But once the Lamont plot strand kick in, I'd have wi...more...]]> 1 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu May 24 17:38:01 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 22 11:09:54 -0800 2008
I ended up with a somewhat disjointed story that never seemed to find closure. there were a lot of different characters that ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 16:19:19 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 16:19:19 -0700 2009 Newton's Wake relies heavily on the mystery of super-intelligent machines' endeavors and artifacts. Unfortunately, the characters get somewhat left behind and the plot sometimes seems to dra...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:28:29 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 10:24:12 -0700 2008
All in all it was a good, interesting read...but I could never get...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 17:03:24 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 09:30:47 -0700 2008 Newton's Wake. I've mentioned MacLeod is like a darker, more cynical version of Iain M. Banks and Newton's Wake is probably an easier read since it's definitely funnier than other MacLeod books I've read. The story--a sort...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 04:30:55 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:37:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 25 23:10:09 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 23:10:09 -0700 2009 This novel is about treasure hunters and rapture fuckers out to get a little cash and have a little revolution of their own.]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 01:11:19 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 01:13:30 -0700 2009
It just went exactly nowhere.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 09:03:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 10:01:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 16:57:34 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 26 13:44:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 25 16:57:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 29 15:56:56 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 15:56:56 -0800 2008 io9's list of 20 science fiction books that will change your life and added it here so I would remember to read it.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 09:19:41 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 19:03:17 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 09:36:21 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 22 11:16:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jun 07 08:14:42 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 08:16:16 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 26 14:29:03 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 14:54:48 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 15:02:32 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 22 05:26:51 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 05:27:14 -0700 2008 http://io9.com/361597/the-twenty-science...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 11:39:57 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 18:13:42 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed May 30 12:22:54 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 12:24:39 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=185827