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May 30th 2006
by Ace
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Paperback, 640 pages
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0441013074
(isbn13: 9780441013074)
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Three hundred years from now, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. But something astonis...more
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Read in May, 2006
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Read in July, 2007
I can't remember why I first picked up this book, but I read it twice very soon after getting it (and believe me, it's another of those on the "to read again" list). There's something of the detective novel in it, and it's certainly sci-fi -- not quite sure if it goes into cyberpunk, because I'm no good with genres. There are two parallel stories in this that converge, and the best you can hope for is a bittersweet ending. I read the whole book in about half a day because I really didn...more
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Read in November, 2007
I tend to choose books by author. While I'm always looking for new people to read, if I like an author, I'll read pretty much everything they've done.
Alastair Reynolds is one of my current favorites. He writes hard sci-fi that tends to get a little weird sometimes and he's not beyond using the quantum ex machina device to write himself out of a jam. But, generally speaking, he tells excellent stories.
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Alastair Reynolds is one of my current favorites. He writes hard sci-fi that tends to get a little weird sometimes and he's not beyond using the quantum ex machina device to write himself out of a jam. But, generally speaking, he tells excellent stories.
Century Rain is not...more
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Oh my.[return:][return:]Let me say that again. Oh My.[return:][return:]Three hundred years in the future, Verity Auger is a specialist in the archaeological exploration of Earth, rendered uninhabitable after the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. After a field-trip to goes badly wrong, Verity is forced to redeem herself by participating in a dangerous mission, for which her expertise in invaluable. Using a backdoor into an unstable alien transit system, Auger's faction has discove...more
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This was the first Alastair Reynolds book I read. I liked it well enough to read most of his other books (I'm a completist so when I start an author I usually try to read everything he's written - that's why I'm avoiding wheel of time like the plague). I enjoyed the ancient (for their time) Paris much more than the present time which is a bit disappointing.
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A cool concept. In the future of course. Half detective story and half space opera. A photocopy of pre-WWII earth hidden out in the galaxy. Two different variations of human strive to destroy or save the replica.
A good old fashioned sci-fi novel. Easy on the eyes and brain.
A good old fashioned sci-fi novel. Easy on the eyes and brain.
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I thought that this was his best. That I've read so far, that is. I went so far as to write Mr. Reynolds and express my opinion. But alas he replied that he is not interested at this time in expanding it to a series. Too bad. His detective is uber cool.
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Reynolds once again pulls out a hard science scifi tale with an amazing female protagonist. Not because Verity is some wise-cracking chick who kicks ass and takes names but because she is so *realistic* in her behavior and her strengths.
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Read in August, 2008
I'm not really into Science Fiction that involves spaceships and aliens, but this wasn't so bad. There was a lot of time travel and a little detective work that kept it interesting for me.
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Read in July, 2006
Great epic time travel, alternate history, space opera science fiction novel. Really cool. I've bought a few other Reynolds books but couldn't get into them--this one I did and am glad for it.
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I was actually disappointed with this one. Reynold's other books were very good, but this one just didn't impress me, neither the story, nor the characters.
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This one was another different experience, more of a temporal detective story. A bit light on the science, but makes up for it with a dick-tracy element.
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Read in September, 2008
Though I didn't really like the writing style in this, the story easily mad up for it. Who every knew giant aluminum balls could be so useful!
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Read in December, 2007
Stand alone SF coolness. Good read but the ending seemed a little anti-climactic for me. Liked it a lot.
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I can't get through this one. There's *far* too much mundane description and far too little plot advancement.
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Read in November, 2008
It's always 1959 and WWII never happened, or is this really Earth?
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My first by him and I really enjoyed it. He's an entertaining storyteller.
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