microtherion rated Termination Shock: 4 stars
Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
Termination Shock takes readers on a thrilling, chilling visit to our not-too-distant future – a world in which the greenhouse …
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Termination Shock takes readers on a thrilling, chilling visit to our not-too-distant future – a world in which the greenhouse …
Termination Shock takes readers on a thrilling, chilling visit to our not-too-distant future – a world in which the greenhouse …
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win is the third book by Gene Kim. …
In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, …
Lots of interesting questions (what political ideas did “populares” really stand for) and intriguing details (a tiny number of people went to popular assemblies, and they basically never voted against proposed laws) about the fundamental mechanics underlying the politics of the Roman Republic.
It’s always interesting to see which genre a new Laundry Files novel veers into, and the latest one certainly does not disappoint in that aspect, vividly evoking what seems to be a well researched Regency era.
However, as well executed as the genre was, it’s not one I seem to particularly enjoy.