Maxim started reading The Einstein intersection by Samuel R. Delany

The Einstein intersection by Samuel R. Delany
The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of …
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The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of …

In the Belly of the Whale is a gripping epic that takes readers on a profound voyage through time and …

When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An …
The first half is a detailed description of main characters dying gruesome deaths - it takes some effort to detach emotionally from them. The second half is an unsettling eugenics program - at least they did better than Dune's Bene Gesserit.
The first half is a detailed description of main characters dying gruesome deaths - it takes some effort to detach emotionally from them. The second half is an unsettling eugenics program - at least they did better than Dune's Bene Gesserit.

To fix the world they first must break it further.
Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial …
Great world building, excellent character development and a strange feeling of incoming doom. Will look forward to reading the next volume.
The only drawback is that antagonists are not developed at all. When people behave badly just for the sake of being bad it's a fairy tale, not sci-fi.
Great world building, excellent character development and a strange feeling of incoming doom. Will look forward to reading the next volume.
The only drawback is that antagonists are not developed at all. When people behave badly just for the sake of being bad it's a fairy tale, not sci-fi.

We are not alone.
On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is …