so-soI'm struggling to resist the urge to call this pleasantly packaged fatalism, because it's definitely a reductive way of looking at the story as a whole. I usually enjoy sci-fi stories that are more human-focused, that address the interpersonal, exploring how humans/beings deal with life and each other, but this narrative walks the less trod path of addressing 1/?
I love when sci-fi authors solve language puzzles presented by telling a story with aliens in a language created by humans.
How do you say something's man-made, when it wasn't made by man? [ Yeah, you could say artificial or not natural, but this is more fun 😊].
Oof, anybody else having a less-than-pleasant post-grad school unemployment phase flashback? 🫣
Say it with me people: degree ≠ job. 😣
You'll have much less stressful twenties if you can hold onto this truth.
Yes, I'm officially spamming the feed with Pumpkin-related quotes 'cause KITTY! 😍🐱🎃
Furry missile attaaaaack! 😆 The “bat, bat, bat“ of the booties! 🤭
pickTruth be told, it lacks the resonance of his Children Of Time trilogy. Instead there are multiple fight scenes, or maybe a kind of Goldberg Variations on the first fight scene. However, I grew to love the crew, and it took my mind off "world events".
If you don't go in expecting an existential crisis (despite its theme of the destruction of worlds bearing sentient life) but just buckle up and go with it, I think you'll enjoy the ride.
I have to wonder if the author has experience with the loss of a loved one through illness or accident, a circumstance that couldn't be fought, had to be accepted, because it's 3d
I think in these troubled times, it's instinctual to reject the idea of accepting an impending dark fate, but that doesn't mean the message of cherishing a life in the face of unconquerable death doesn't have value.
Also introduced is the idea of wanting to give your life for someone and needing to accept when someone else makes a decision about their own fate, and the tension between the two sides. (edited) 3d