Amazing piece of SciFi. If there is a SciFi analog to A Song of Ice and Fire, this is it. Deep and complex characters, compelling and intricate story. The take on a society built around wormholes is probably the most realistic, as contrasted with the most typical story around space faring. The ending did come rather abruptly though. I felt like it could have done with at least one more chapter.
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Skyler Hawthorne rated The Shining: 4 stars
The Shining by Stephen King
Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their young son Danny move into the Overlook Hotel, where Jack has been hired …
Skyler Hawthorne rated The Obelisk Gate: 5 stars
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior …
Skyler Hawthorne rated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: 5 stars
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The …
Skyler Hawthorne rated The Subtle Knife: 5 stars
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his …
Skyler Hawthorne rated The Fifth Season: 5 stars
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole …
Skyler Hawthorne rated Dawn: 5 stars
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last stage of the planet’s final …
Skyler Hawthorne rated The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1): 5 stars
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman
Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries) is a young-adult fantasy novel by Philip …
Skyler Hawthorne rated Attack on Titan, Vol. 1: 3 stars
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama
In this post-apocalytpic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is …
Skyler Hawthorne rated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it’s haunting Harry Pottter’s dreams. Why else would …
Skyler Hawthorne reviewed Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Review of "Pandora's Star" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Skyler Hawthorne rated Judas unchained: 4 stars
Judas unchained (2006, Del Rey / Ballantine Books)
Judas unchained by Peter F. Hamilton
The previous novel, Pandora's Star, introduced the Intersolar Commonwealth, a star-spanning civilization of the twenty-fourth century. Robust, peaceful, and confident, …
Skyler Hawthorne reviewed The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel …
Review of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Amazing if you like the world building / scene setting.