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This Virtual Night (Alien Shores #2)
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bookshelves: 2020-shelf, sci-fi, worldbuilding-sf, space-opera, transhumanism
Sep 15, 2020
bookshelves: 2020-shelf, sci-fi, worldbuilding-sf, space-opera, transhumanism
I might have mentioned in my review for the first book in this series, This Alien Shore, that I missed this kind of SF.
The bookgods have smiled upon me. (Or at least C.S. Friedman has.)
What we have here is a setting focused on gritty space stations, hacking, aliens everywhere among us, GAMES, mystery, and a good healthy dose of wanderlust gone wrong. If you liked This Alien Shore, I'm pretty certain that you'll love this one.
It's a return to quite complicated SF settings, characters, and investigations that are never reduced to stereotypes. There's heart here and a clear love of the possibilities inherent in these tropes. Virtuals, hacking, melting pot space stations, and pure noir. I'd say it might be a cyberpunk novel, but it's very well rounded.
I very much recommend it.
The bookgods have smiled upon me. (Or at least C.S. Friedman has.)
What we have here is a setting focused on gritty space stations, hacking, aliens everywhere among us, GAMES, mystery, and a good healthy dose of wanderlust gone wrong. If you liked This Alien Shore, I'm pretty certain that you'll love this one.
It's a return to quite complicated SF settings, characters, and investigations that are never reduced to stereotypes. There's heart here and a clear love of the possibilities inherent in these tropes. Virtuals, hacking, melting pot space stations, and pure noir. I'd say it might be a cyberpunk novel, but it's very well rounded.
I very much recommend it.
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Reading Progress
July 30, 2020
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July 30, 2020
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September 14, 2020
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Started Reading
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
2020-shelf
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
sci-fi
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
worldbuilding-sf
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
space-opera
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
transhumanism
September 15, 2020
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Finished Reading
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