kvmperks.blogg.se - Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

"It’s an intriguing premise, one that could conceivably go in any number of interesting directions.

(.) Stephenson's point, though, isn't to offer a dramatically satisfying work as much as it is to propel the reader through a vivid demonstration of the necessity of nerddom." - Douglas Wolk, The Los Angeles Times That said, Stephenson's speculation is fascinating.

" Seveneves is as hard as "hard science fiction" gets: cool bits of science and speculation about the future of technology, space and culture, with a plot and dialogue bolted on to make it more enjoyable to follow.

(.) This last part cannot match the global-emergency propulsion of what went before." - Steven Poole, The Guardian

"A breakneck 565-page tech-action-disaster story of tremendous force and focus is followed by what amounts to a 300-page epilogue, set 5,000 years later, that is built on the idea that character traits can be genetically engineered.

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and he feels fine." - James Lovegrove, Financial Times Stephenson imagines the worst that can happen, and insists that we can make the best of it. " Seveneves is a superhuman achievement, dense, eloquent, exhaustive, exhilarating, powerful, utterly readable, and ultimately uplifting.

"While Stephenson describes in almost obsessive detail the technological and social challenges of developing a space community that will be sustainable for centuries - explanations of Delta-v and orbital mechanics go on for pages - he also introduces a cast of complex and conflicted characters." - Gary K.Interesting, but most don't find it wholly successful General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī : lots that's enjoyable and interesting, but not entirely satisfying as a whole

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