DAVID LOUIS EDELMAN'S BUSINESS SCIENCE FICTION SAGA THAT BEGAN WITH INFOQUAKE AND MULTIREAL COMES TO A STUNNING CONCLUSION WITH GEOSYNCHRON, THE... read full description
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Dec 08, 2010
Alan
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Despite the grand sweep and richly-detailed future history of David Louis Edelman's "Jump 225 Trilogy" as a whole, and also despite the fact that I'd read and rather enjoyed the first two volumes (Infoquake and Multireal), I found this one a bit of a slog, actually.
In broad outline, the story is set on and near a future Earth where electronic computing reached a singularity and imploded some centuries ago. The Autonomous Revolt did away with the city-spanning artificial intel More...
In broad outline, the story is set on and near a future Earth where electronic computing reached a singularity and imploded some centuries ago. The Autonomous Revolt did away with the city-spanning artificial intel More...
Apr 12, 2010
Leslie
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I tore through this one in a cross-country plane flight and a weekend, just like the previous two in the trilogy.
The only bad thing I think I can say about this trilogy is this: There's so much there that it strains to fit in a trilogy. Even worse, the author sounds burned out on the world he built, so no more stories in the immediate future. Can't blame him, though; it sounds like he's been working on these books for long enough.
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The only bad thing I think I can say about this trilogy is this: There's so much there that it strains to fit in a trilogy. Even worse, the author sounds burned out on the world he built, so no more stories in the immediate future. Can't blame him, though; it sounds like he's been working on these books for long enough.
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Aug 27, 2011
Wordwizard
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I may have to buy this trilogy.
As things fell together toward the end, I was a little mixed-up; a LOT comes together and a lot changes, and while the change is believable, it's sometimes hard to pin down how, where, when, or why the people changed as they did. (This is part of what makes it believable.)
Throughout the whole series, there have been a few metaphors or turns of phrase that arrested me. I think it was through that that I realized this wasn't actually all that pul More...
As things fell together toward the end, I was a little mixed-up; a LOT comes together and a lot changes, and while the change is believable, it's sometimes hard to pin down how, where, when, or why the people changed as they did. (This is part of what makes it believable.)
Throughout the whole series, there have been a few metaphors or turns of phrase that arrested me. I think it was through that that I realized this wasn't actually all that pul More...
Jan 31, 2011
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Jun 03, 2011
Aaron
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So I'm giving the final book of the trilogy four stars, even though I don't think it is significantly better than the first two books, both of which I gave three stars to. The book is deserving of four stars simply for the incredibly detailed future world Edelman has created and the concepts that he conveyed in the books, which I'm sure I will be contemplating for quite a while. The future of capitalism, democracy, technology, biology, software, marketing, the news media, and entertainment wer
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Jul 30, 2010
Ryun
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With INFOQUAKE, David Louis Edelman showed that there is definitely a place on the science-fiction shelves for a novel that dispatched with the conventional tropes of the genre and gave readers a book that replaced starships with free markets and favored backroom corporate strategy over laser battles.
With MULTIREAL, the second book of his “Jump 225″ trilogy, Edleman showed that he was no one-hit wonder, carrying the story to further Byzantine depths and creative heights. Now, he wra More...
With MULTIREAL, the second book of his “Jump 225″ trilogy, Edleman showed that he was no one-hit wonder, carrying the story to further Byzantine depths and creative heights. Now, he wra More...
Mar 31, 2010
Nicole
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When I first received the email that I would be getting the third book in the Jump 225 Trilogy, I was worried. First, because the name of the book, Geosynchron, made it seem like one of those weird sci-fi books where the names of people and cities are so far-fetched I would completely miss the whole plot of the story because I was too busy trying to remember if I, in fact, had met this person before (see my review on The Hunt for the Eye of Ogin). The second reason I was worried was because, n
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Feb 18, 2010
Mihai
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Great story, full of interesting ideas. While some of the writing is weak, suffering from anachronisms (Escher references in a world living after an AI revolt that trashes pretty much the entire planet? People have forgotten how to write, for crying out loud) or forced characterizations, I am more than willing to overlook these for the sheer entertainment value provided by the entire Jump 225 trilogy.
Looking forward to Possibilities 3.0!
I would also add this, since it's p More...
Looking forward to Possibilities 3.0!
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Jul 07, 2010
KC
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Let me put it out there - this trilogy is not for the faint of heart! All three installments were dense and complicated, and took me a while to get through, although I am generally a pretty quick reader. That is not to say, however, that I did not immensely enjoy the Jump 225 saga! Geosynchron was a fabulous conclusion to the story, and, although I had to take a few days to think it over and let everything simmer in the back of my mind, I have come to the conclusion that the ending is pretty muc
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Apr 29, 2010
Jason
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)
Science-fiction trilogies are notoriously tricky things, precisely because of their dual nature: they only succeed when telling a unified uber-story that effortlessly flows from one book to the next, yet each of those novels need to be decent standalone books as well, in that it's so infinitel More...
Science-fiction trilogies are notoriously tricky things, precisely because of their dual nature: they only succeed when telling a unified uber-story that effortlessly flows from one book to the next, yet each of those novels need to be decent standalone books as well, in that it's so infinitel More...
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Dec 27, 2009
Liviu
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The whole Jump 225 series is probably the best that mundane sf has to offer and remain truly appealing to me, but this volume which is the first to go into true sense of wonder however briefly makes me wish the series would start here...
I started the book a bit concerned since while I loved Infoquake a lot in 2006 and found its world building excellent, by 2009 it seemed if not dated, but barely on the cutting edge - sure we do not have yet bio-logics and infinite energy but the all- More...
I started the book a bit concerned since while I loved Infoquake a lot in 2006 and found its world building excellent, by 2009 it seemed if not dated, but barely on the cutting edge - sure we do not have yet bio-logics and infinite energy but the all- More...
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Apr 05, 2011
Justin
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Brilliant. I've never written an author after finishing a book/series and I felt compelled after this. Of course Edelman is a DC metro area resident so I felt extra compelled, but I couldn't help but offer him my compliments.
I loved the Jump 225 series. Edelman's wrote a novel an exciting novel that had almost no action. The political and financial wrangling were riveting. It was reminiscent of Abraham's Long Spring Quartet in that regard.
I highly recommend the series.
I loved the Jump 225 series. Edelman's wrote a novel an exciting novel that had almost no action. The political and financial wrangling were riveting. It was reminiscent of Abraham's Long Spring Quartet in that regard.
I highly recommend the series.
Apr 22, 2010
Brian
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Aug 21, 2010
Peter
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This is probably my favourite novel of the Jump 225 trilogy. It finally resolves all of the plot lines and questions generated through the previous two books and, through many twists and turns, brings them to a satisfying conclusion. I especially liked the ending but won't spoil it for anyone reading this review. :)
Geosynchron has quite some character development in it, as well as a quick pace that keeps you reading. We learn some more about parts of the Jump 225 world that were not More...
Geosynchron has quite some character development in it, as well as a quick pace that keeps you reading. We learn some more about parts of the Jump 225 world that were not More...
Dec 18, 2010
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Jan 31, 2011
Tim
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The final book of the "Jump 225" trilogy, following the events in "MultiReal". The action is still heavy in this book, but the ending is a little less compelling than I imagined. It's still a fine end to an excellent, fast-paced, page-turning and information-packed trilogy.
Sep 02, 2010
Eric
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This trilogy is maddening. Somewhere deep down inside there's a really exciting single volume struggling to get out. But it's buried in pages and pages of padding and endless arguments between the characters. The first two volumes are little more than extended setups for the third one, and by then the twists and turns of the plot start to feel too contrived. It's hard to believe an editor actually went through this without asking the author to tighten it up at least by half. The story really wou
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Jan 19, 2012
Scott
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While the first book in this series was by far the best, I like the way this book brought it all to a conclusion. A conclusion that I found very satisfying. As an avid sci fi/fantasy reader, I found this series entertaining and enjoyable because of the unique setting and the well thought out world. I do think we are not that far from basic bio/logic type processes. But the best part was the world was established and the story centered on the business and politics in the world. I would highl
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Apr 06, 2011
Christopher
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Leaves some questions unanswered, but I'm not disappointed in the least.
Best science fiction series I've read in a very long while.
Best science fiction series I've read in a very long while.
Aug 12, 2010
Karlo
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Jul 09, 2011
David
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I have some disappointment with this book, and the trilogy in general, but I cannot elaborate without massive spoilers, so I won't. Even so, the Jump 225 trilogy contains a plethora of wonderful ideas in an inventive, enthralling, and original future setting. These novels truly contain a great deal of food for thought. I would recommend the series, which begins with Infoquake, to those who enjoy speculative fiction.
Jan 08, 2012
Christopher
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I stopped reading at around 75 pages, so this isn't fair at all, but the novel seemed to combine Philip K. Dick's sense of realism (e.g. _Ubik_) with William Gibson's plot construction (e.g. _Mona Lisa Overdrive_). Right, that's not good. _Geosynchron_ isn't a pastiche of either of those influences, but insofar as it's reminiscent of both, it mostly reminds me of their bad parts. Maybe it gets better.
May 21, 2011
iamjacksfingers
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Ugh. What a mess. The greatness of the first two books are totally undone by the cavalcade of ridiculousness that is this one.
Mar 13, 2010
Andron
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Best book of 2010 so far! Very satisfying end to a challanging and intelligent trilogy. I especially liked Natch's journey from a selfish fiefcorper to becoming a selfless entrepreneur in the end. This trilogy just has to be part of every well equipped book collection.
Oct 24, 2010
Jeff
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This might be my favorite sci-fi series. I think I can say that after finishing this up – it has everything that I look for in sci-fi, and I mean everything. If you a) like sci-fi and b) haven’t read the Jump 225 trilogy, stop being shameful.
Oct 04, 2010
Anastasia
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I missed the infectious energy of the first book. This felt like a grim march towards the end, and I barely finished it.
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