I read it because ive heard of the Downstreamers in scifi discussions and found the idea enticing. But while the book does deliver in the hard scifi department, i felt the execution of the downstreamers lacking and disliked the actual story the book had and its characters. I probably wont read the other two books in the series.
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Now We Try It My Way reviewed Time (Manifold 1) by Stephen Baxter
Part of the Manifold series.
Doesnt meet the hype.
3 stars
From another age
3 stars
I mostly read it to get an overview over the cthulhu mythos stories, which this collection delivers. I couldnt really get into the other stories it includes (which is why i give it only three stars). The introduction is very well written and very helpful in understanding the stories and the author.
Now We Try It My Way reviewed A Colder War by Charles Stross
Now We Try It My Way reviewed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
Now We Try It My Way reviewed Johnny got his gun by Dalton Trumbo
Now We Try It My Way reviewed Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #9)
Now We Try It My Way rated Old Man’s War: 3 stars

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #1)
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in …
Now We Try It My Way rated Old Man’s War: 4 stars

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #1)
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in …
Now We Try It My Way rated The Ghost Brigades: 4 stars

The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #2)
Now We Try It My Way rated The Last Colony: 3 stars

The Last Colony by John Scalzi
The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the third set in his Old Man's …
Now We Try It My Way reviewed Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)
Genre setter
4 stars
I had a hard time following parts of it, but felt like i recognized a lot of the concepts, only to realize that i probably knew them from media that got them from Neuromancer.
Now We Try It My Way rated The Andromeda Strain: 3 stars

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to …
Now We Try It My Way reviewed Firefall by Peter Watts
The upside of delayed gratification is reduced risk.
4 stars
This volume includes both Blindsight and Echopraxia, the two books of the Firefall series. While both include great concepts and the notes are a great treasure trove for any hard scifi fan, the second book is definitely less interesting. But still a great read.