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Paradox, the first installment of British author John Meaney's Nulapeiron Sequence trilogy, is a cerebra... read full description

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Dec 19, 2009
Quinn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Again Meany excels in creating new worlds with amazing and perplexing technology and the culture that results. Technically challenging to read, he creates a unique science which is a central theme in this series. In Paradox, the main character is a young man who's incredible life takes him from the lowest class strata to the highest and back. Meany highlights the class divisions and the impacts that the highly stratified world has on individuals and relationships.

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Apr 28, 2009
Jason rated it: 5 of 5 stars
(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 here illegally.)

So what do you think -- is it possible to adequately analyze a sprawling 1,500-page science-fiction epic in a single thousand-word essay? Because that's exactly what I'll be trying to do today, after recently finishing the massive three-book "Nulapeiron Sequence" from author Joh More...
Mar 04, 2010
Karlo rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Mar 28, 2010
Sandeep rated it: 5 of 5 stars
awesome book, that blends some hard science in an epic storytelling style, including character development .. was hard for me to follow through at times (context flipping)
Feb 25, 2011
Susan rated it: 2 of 5 stars
The writing was engrossing, the ideas solid and well fleshed out, but the end of the book just killed me. What was the point of it all, really? Ugh.
Oct 03, 2008
Shaheen rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This book was intriguing, but it had too many intricate details of the world Nulapeiron and how it worked - especially the mathematics relating to mu-space. Some of the details were very cool though, such as the way the world was structured in underground levels. Also, the story of the Pilots didn't fit in at all. I anticipate that the next two books will explain that part, as well as continuing the story of the one-armed hero Tom. I
Feb 16, 2008
Colin rated it: 3 of 5 stars
While it's not without it's flaws, it's a good read for people who like big, fast-paced space opera. For a full review, see here on Suite101.
Aug 23, 2008
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Dec 31, 2011
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