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Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature …
Couldn't put this one down once I picked it up. Saw the movie first, which shares some key details in common but otherwise feels like a different story being told in a similar alternate universe. It strikes a perfect balance between narrative, prose, and philosophy. You know the mission is doomed from page one but you can't look away. I can't wait to finish the trilogy.
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges …
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It is winter in Area X, the mysterious wilderness that has defied explanation for thirty years, rebuffing …
"In the second volume of the Southern Reach Trilogy, questions are answered, stakes are raised, and mysteries are deepened. In …
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges …
Ubik, escrito en 1966 y publicado en 1969, es una de las obras maestras de Philip K. Dick. Ubik se …
An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border …
Palo Alto’s weather is temperate, its people are educated and enterprising, its corporations are spiritually and materially ambitious and demonstrably …
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold …
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
The extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Twelve years …
Messiah is less of a sequel, and more like the fourth installment following the three-part series of its predecessor. It really doesn't—couldn't—stand on its own, just like any of the three parts in the first novel would feel unsatisfying as standalones.
The universe of Messiah feels smaller, tighter, more claustrophobic than the first. Characters that could have been much more compelling are given little development. Its world feels small, which is unfortunate, because the first book felt so massive and complex by comparison.
Still it's a fun ride, and a worthwhile companion to the first book. The story feels fall from over, though the tale of Muad'Dib may have concluded here. Other reviews mention that it's a necessary if somewhat underwhelming "bridge" to the third book, so I'm still looking forward to the next installment.
The extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Twelve years after his victory over House …
