The Prefect (Gollancz SF)
by Alastair Reynolds
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Read in June, 2008
I'd been avoiding Alastair Reynolds since having read Revelation Space and having been distinctly unimpressed. But after seeing a number of glowing reviews, I thought I'd give him another shot.
And The Prefect is... better. The story is relatively tight and well-plotted. As with Revelation Space, the main plot ends in an abrupt and literal deus ex machina, but the side plots are more satisfying. The climax of the story is well-told and kept me up late. The setting is...more
And The Prefect is... better. The story is relatively tight and well-plotted. As with Revelation Space, the main plot ends in an abrupt and literal deus ex machina, but the side plots are more satisfying. The climax of the story is well-told and kept me up late. The setting is...more
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A delightful romp through politics and giddy inventions of the bizarre future society of the demarchists (democratic anarchism a post-scarcity system based on implants making constant polls) that reminds me of Sterling’s Schismatrix and Swanwick’s Vacuum Flowers. Reynold’s most on surface optimistic work is undercut by a creeping sadness that might in the end make this his most chilling and disturbing. Possible because it’s set in threatened utopia rather than his usual desolate setting...more
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Read in July, 2008
Ooh, space opera! I love space opera.
This book sort of picks up where Revelation Space left off, but not really, which is good because I read that a while ago and didn't remember much about it.
Excellent plotting, excellent characters, and a fantastic villain.
I read this 400-page book in the space of about 30 hours. This is what happens when it rains the *entire* four days of one's July 4 weekend.
This book sort of picks up where Revelation Space left off, but not really, which is good because I read that a while ago and didn't remember much about it.
Excellent plotting, excellent characters, and a fantastic villain.
I read this 400-page book in the space of about 30 hours. This is what happens when it rains the *entire* four days of one's July 4 weekend.
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Read in July, 2008
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Good solid science fiction and a not too mysterious mystery, I read the end shortly after starting so no mystery ever holds much. The characters were worth caring about. The broader ideas of democracy, electronic humanity and the ability of people to choose their way of living was interesting too. Enjoyed it immensely.
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Read in February, 2008
Stonking sci-fi whodunit. It's a meditation on the extremes of democracy and the balance of power between citizens and the state, and also an exploration of various forms of AI. One of the best of his that I've read - I like Century Rain a bit more but this one left me wanting more in the Revelation Space universe.
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Read in May, 2008
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Yet another great story from Alastair Reynolds. I'm not a great sci-fi fan but he always manages to conjure a great story within an interesting future universe. It's great fiction _with_ science, not fictional science in a giant geek-fest-comic-boy-love-in.
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Read in May, 2008
I loved seeing more of the Glitter Band in this, and the stuff about the Clockmaker was lovely. There could have been more resolution, though.
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Read in November, 2007
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I learned that distributed intelligences suck since you can´t nuke them!
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Read in April, 2007
A fantastic mystery/science fiction novel.
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