512 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 2009 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.
Six million years ago, at the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones, which she called shatterlings. But now, someone is eliminating the Gentian line. Campion and Purslane—two shatterlings who have fallen in love and shared forbidden experiences—must determine exactly who, or what, their enemy is, before they are wiped out of existence.
I appreciated the logistics of cloning and slow interstellar travel but I did not like the eventual plot reason for the story. I liked the ending, although it was very abrupt!
great book with many great ideas / world (or rather galaxy) building, the the ending was a bit sudden, otherwise would have been 5 stars
4.5 stars, not quite enough to warrant a 5 star review. Very enjoyable!
4.5 stars, not quite enough to warrant a 5 star review. Very enjoyable!
I didn't care too much about the Palacial subplot, but everything else was good stuff.
This is my favourite Reynolds book (Century Rain is a close second). The scope of the plot is massive, and the world intriguing. I'd love to see more stories played out in it. There are certainly enough hooks available for Reynolds to latch onto, despite wrapping up the plot of this book quite solidly. It's an enjoyable way to spend many hours.
Most fun I've had with a book in quite a while. Always knew I could really enjoy Reynolds, but somehow never quite managed to until this one.
Fantastic premise, vast creative sci-fi adventure with clever ideas and an intriguing universe. Except it falls completely flat.
