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Published Aug. 31, 2006 by Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4299-1543-4
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One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives.

The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside--more than a …

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Review of 'Spin' on 'Goodreads'

I like this book, but found the ending anticlimactic. The plot development got a little choppy, with all the flashbacks and flash-forwards. The storyline itself wasn't hard to follow, developing nicely with the characters.

I can't really put this book into the "Hard" Science Fiction category. I had a couple of moments of "suspension of disbelief". Logic holes are never good in Hard SciFi. And there was a bit too much of the Black Box technique, whereby we are forced to just accept without explanation that this thing works.

Hence, the two stars. I might be a touch stingy with my star ratings. I looked over my first wave of books, and found that everything was at least four stars. I did like this book, but I'm getting cranky as I use this website more and more.

Review of 'Spin' on 'Goodreads'

L’histoire nous est racontée par Tyler Dupree à l’âge adulte. Le récit débute par la fin, sans trop en dire, puis se construit autour de nombreux et longs flashback. Ce qui arrive au Tyler du présent, de l’âge adulte, ne nous est révélé que petit à petit, le narrateur nous raconte l’apparition du Spin, ses conséquences sur le monde et l’Humanité. Le découpage est très habile et agréable, il contribue à entretenir une partie du mystère.

L’auteur spécule sur tous les plans, psychologique, politique, humain, social, scientifique. Que deviendraient le monde et la société si nous nous savions ou croyons condamnés dans les 50 ou 60 ans à venir ? Comment les gens nés peu avant ou durant cette période envisageraient-ils l’avenir et la vie ? Qu’en seraient-il des guerres, de l’économie, de la recherche ? Le propos de fond me fascine d’emblée, le traitement est excellent et tout contribue …

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