The God Engines

by John Scalzi

hardcover

English language

Published Sept. 13, 2009 by Subterranean Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-59606-280-1

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Yuri Krupenin reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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3 stars

За последние годы успел сложить впечатление о Скальци как о писателе, слишком верно поймавшем успех, и работающем теперь на случайно обретённую широкую аудиторию: Interdependency-трилогия(?) делает многое чтобы удержать читателя, присосавшегося через Redshirts к средне-изобретательному потоку деривативов слова "fuck" (окей, для меня в 14 лет это тоже была бы самая дерзкая писанина в мире), не даёт этому потоку иссякнуть, и... не делает ничего особенно более.

А тут нормас.

Короткая совсем зарисовка, но не без фантазии, и вновь чуть расшатывает изнутри правила игры.

Всегда бы так.

cargide reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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4 stars

Novela corta que no deja precisamente un buen sabor de boca, pero que no por eso deja de ser recomendable.

fjordic reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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3 stars

Fascinating concept and execution!

Manzabar reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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3 stars

Interesting, but the ending felt a bit weak.

windchime reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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4 stars

This was really 3.5 stars for me, but I'll be generous. :) (It should probably be noted that I'm a fan of the author from his blog, so perhaps more inclined to be so.)

I did enjoy this novella, and found the premise of captured gods powering space travel (among other things) very intriguing. The God Engines is hard to categorise - despite the fantasy elements, it still felt a lot like sci fi for me. It was a quick read, and despite its shortness I thought the characterisations were good. It was also quite dark in places, which I wasn't really expecting - but it suited the setting and the plot. World-building was a bit thinner than I would have liked - I wanted to know more about the setting and history, but that would have required a full length novel. As it is, I think the story suited …

halkeye reviewed The God Engines by John Scalzi

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3 stars

Simple review... I found it pretty odd at first. I didn't know what was going on. By the end it started to make sense.

Its really nothing like scalzi's normal writing. Its very serious. Kinda dark. Very short.