I was singing the praises of Wool Omnibus Edition a couple of weeks ago-because, in that self-published book, there was not a typo to be found from first page to last.
I was also really bothered by the fact that there were a lot of typos in the book.
Which wouldn't be too bad if there had been support, but there wasn't. The plot was just as expected from the back cover-linear, predictable, etc. This is necessary information, I suppose, because all of the characters behave exactly the same, sociopath or no. The characters were flatter than flat-as in, the sociopath narrator, a few paragraphs into his narration, has to tell you that he's a sociopath. The book was only about 1/3 of the length of an Alastair Reynolds book, and had about 1/5 of the complexity and depth. First of all-it's not at all like Alastair Reynolds. And, I will admit, the plot sounded just ridiculous enough to be a good summer read: humans finally meet their first non-human sentient species, only to be appalled to find that they're ginormous carnivorous crab-like critters, that immediately start pillaging and, wait for it, eating people!īut, the book itself I found to be utterly mediocre. I picked up this book after hearing that a) Neal Asher was a lot like Alastair Reynolds, and b) that this particular book was a good place to start his Polity series. Neal Asher makes Alastair Reynolds look like soft science fiction, and Vernor Vinge look like fantasy. :)įunnily enough, even with all these overt differences between the races, one thing is abundantly clear. Oh yeah, and humans never really get their shit together, do they? Sometimes, but it's sooooo easy to subvert them, isn't it? I wonder if those aliens are the same. There's even a few easter eggs for you peeps who want a little poetry or introversion with your pew pew action.Īll in all, it's pure popcorn, from the peace delegation to the rending of limbs at same, to the dire fates of whole worlds and their humans and AIs. Seriously, I've read much worse and the quality *is* pretty top notch. But still! Lots of modern concepts thrown in, from virtual realities, fake-matter pocket universes, and bio-enhanced pheromone-enslaved monstrous race of aliens.Īdd elements, mix well, and let the fur fly! Very readable and extremely quick-paced action adventure with buggy aliens vs AI-enhanced humanity in some distant future.
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