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I’ll preface this by pointing out that I’m a light science-fiction reader. I’ve read some Alastair Reynolds, enjoy sci-fi shows such as Babylon 5, Star Trek and Star Wars and read classics such as War of the Worlds. You can therefore take my review with that background in mind.
I quite enjoyed The Final Conflict by Colin Duffy. It’s a well-paced novella with fantastic action scenes that had me tense all throughout. The book starts out with a very interesting premise: a historian sifting through ...more
I quite enjoyed The Final Conflict by Colin Duffy. It’s a well-paced novella with fantastic action scenes that had me tense all throughout. The book starts out with a very interesting premise: a historian sifting through ...more
In this ambitious science fiction novella, Colin Duffy imagines a world of the future, where alien contact has become a long forgotten reality, and little remains to remind anyone of the prior way of life before the visitors arrived. Unfortunately, conflict ensued upon their arrival resulting in a catastrophe of global proportions for humans and aliens alike, ultimately ushering in a new dark age for mankind.
Duffy does a good job of weaving his tale through the eyes of a historian tediously sif ...more
Duffy does a good job of weaving his tale through the eyes of a historian tediously sif ...more
History can tell us a lot about what to expect in the future, if we just pay attention. In The Final Conflict, a historian discovers some ancient documents that spell the end of the world. Will he be able to prevent it?
One day, however, his research assistant brings him something different: an ancient manuscript that is a first person testimonial written by an anonymous individual with an incredible story to tell. As the historian reads the manuscript, he is shocked to read of the author's exper ...more
One day, however, his research assistant brings him something different: an ancient manuscript that is a first person testimonial written by an anonymous individual with an incredible story to tell. As the historian reads the manuscript, he is shocked to read of the author's exper ...more
