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.
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Maxim reviewed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish …
Grim dystopia
5 stars
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.
Maxim reviewed Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #2)
We are not alone.
On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine …
As good as the first book
4 stars
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.
Maxim reviewed Power of Positive Bidding by Wladyslaw Izdebski
A few useful chapters in a highly confusing book
2 stars
Maxim rated Falling free: 5 stars
Falling free by Lois McMaster Bujold
From the back cover: Leo Graf was just your average highly efficient engineer: mind your own business, fix what's wrong …
Maxim rated The Philip K. Dick reader: 5 stars
The Philip K. Dick reader by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to …
Maxim rated Waldo and Magic, Inc.: 3 stars
Waldo and Magic, Inc. by Robert A. Heinlein
Waldo: North Power-Air was in trouble. Their aircraft had begun to crash at an alarming rate, and no one could …
Maxim reviewed Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #13)
When handsome Ivan Vorpatril reluctantly agrees to help Barrayar’s undercover security keep an eye on …
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3 stars
Maxim rated Оленья кавалерия: 4 stars
Maxim reviewed A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #2)
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an …
Captivating. Though-provoking
5 stars
It is as good as the first book. Much more than "just a space opera", it offers lots of action coupled with deep pondering over culture, society, and technology. How would you envision a living, biological virus that is able to spread over computer networks?
It is as good as the first book. Much more than "just a space opera", it offers lots of action coupled with deep pondering over culture, society, and technology. How would you envision a living, biological virus that is able to spread over computer networks?
Maxim rated A Deepness in the Sky: 5 stars
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #2)
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: …
Maxim rated Starship Troopers: 3 stars
Maxim rated Design for how people learn: 4 stars
Maxim reviewed Eifelheim by Michael Flynn
In 1349, one small town in Germany disappeared and has never been resettled. Tom, a …
Captivating and very meticulous
5 stars
This sci-fi is as hard as nails. You can't call the plot unusual — an alien ship crashes on Earth — but you'll learn more about medieval Germany and theoretical physics than you'd do in an average college class. Exceptionally detailed, true to facts, and very well written.
This sci-fi is as hard as nails. You can't call the plot unusual — an alien ship crashes on Earth — but you'll learn more about medieval Germany and theoretical physics than you'd do in an average college class. Exceptionally detailed, true to facts, and very well written.
