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Still great. Except for the Eater stuff.
The first two-thirds are pure action story, a high-powered romp through the far future and is a very fun read. However, around two-thirds in, the story takes a dark turn, like it stepped on an escalator to Hell and proceeds to ride it all the way down. Horza's (the protagonist) single-minded descent to the end, his personalities abraded by circumstance, is fascinating, if a little horrifying at times, to read.
Every time I read this, I get something else ou ...more
The first two-thirds are pure action story, a high-powered romp through the far future and is a very fun read. However, around two-thirds in, the story takes a dark turn, like it stepped on an escalator to Hell and proceeds to ride it all the way down. Horza's (the protagonist) single-minded descent to the end, his personalities abraded by circumstance, is fascinating, if a little horrifying at times, to read.
Every time I read this, I get something else ou ...more
This is my first Bank's and I came in with high expectations but unfortunately this just didn't deliver for me.
The writing is strong, but over-indulgence at times espically for this kind of story, and for a 30 year old book the foresight on technology, and particularly machines, AI and their impact on humanity is fantastic.
Unfortunately the story itself, and the characters involved just didn't do much for me. This really boils down to a fairly straight forward space adventure romp tale, lead by ...more
The writing is strong, but over-indulgence at times espically for this kind of story, and for a 30 year old book the foresight on technology, and particularly machines, AI and their impact on humanity is fantastic.
Unfortunately the story itself, and the characters involved just didn't do much for me. This really boils down to a fairly straight forward space adventure romp tale, lead by ...more
Mar 07, 2013
Mark
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2015
Adam Schenker
marked it as to-read
Aug 31, 2019
daniel
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Feb 05, 2020
Justin
marked it as to-read
