false <![CDATA[Revelation Space (Revelation Space, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171150276m/89187.jpg 89187 16 Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight. Now one scientist, Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the Amarantin riddle before ancient history repeats itself. With no other resources at his disposal, Sylveste forges a dangerous alliance with the cyborg crew of the starship Nostalgia for Infinity. But as he closes in on the secret, a killer closes in on him. Because the Amarantin were destroyed for a reason - and if that reason is uncovered, the universe - and reality itself - could be irrevocably altered... 219037 2000 Revelation Space (Revelation Space, Book 1) total:1118|5:329|4:472|3:251|2:48|1:18| 1118 4400 1558 125 4 0 false false Mon Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Feb 10 07:14:26 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 07:40:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 19:16:16 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 19:16:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:25:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:52:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 17:53:05 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 15:47:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jul 09 07:52:43 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 08:12:04 -0700 2009
At one time, all I read was science fiction, and at some point I lost interest. Alastair Reynolds and Kim Stanley Robinson brought me back. Though I've read a few others of Reynolds', the first, Revelation Sp...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 11:21:29 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:32:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 15 23:25:01 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 00:45:05 -0700 2009
In typical Reynolds style, a lot of attention is paid to building up the story and taking us Alien-style through the spaceships many corridors and levels... I did not quite enjoy this the first time, and put away the book. And then I could not get t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:11:24 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 12:12:46 -0800 2009
All three POV characters had the same voice, and it was to...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:55:32 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 15:38:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:03:55 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:12:11 -0800 2009
The plot is twisty, and complex, so I won't try to describe it. But if you're interested in the computat...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 11 05:26:11 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 05:52:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 20:25:23 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:33:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:17:18 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 06:35:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 16:02:35 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 10:41:00 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 05 14:00:05 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 05 14:05:30 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:47:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 09:00:22 -0800 2009
It's not fast paced, and it's eventual action scenes a...more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 06:19:22 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:13:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:05:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 23:18:54 -0700 2009 The idea is pretty good, with characters who are engaging enough and a central plot that mostly succeeds in luring the reader on. The threads do converge, eve...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 20 10:15:18 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 07:41:16 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 21:04:52 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 18:55:15 -0700 2008
To me, space opera is often like math. I think the idea of it is beautiful, and it has the potential to be absolutely mind-crunchingly fantastic. But in practice, my experience of it often leaves quite a bit to be desired.

Not so here.

This book manage...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=89187