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• 重層的な世界設定と、記憶をめぐる仕掛けが高く評価される。情報量の多さに集中力を求められるが、壮大なSFとノワール的な追跡劇を好む読者に強く響く。

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• Chasm City and the Revelation Space Series

  This was my first Alastair Reynolds book. I mention this as I found it to be one of if not the best book of his career. Most who read "Revelation Space" prior to this book (the recommended order...remember...you're signing up for a 4 book series here and if you enjoy his writing as much as I do you'll be hurrying to the next) rated it somewhat lower. As it is somewhat intermixed with the overall Revelation Space series time line, and a departure in style from the series, I can see where it would seem a "missed mark". Do yourself a favor, read this book first like I did, and then go through Revelation Space, Redemption Ark, and wrap if not warp it up with Absolution Gap. My taste runs along the lines of Heinlein, Clarke, Bradbury and Sturgeon. For the newer generation, Varley, Niven, and William Gibson. Only mentioned as if you have similar preferences I believe you will find Reynolds the best living writer out there today who is capable of working in their ilk. Speculative Fiction being what it is it continues to morph, but the roots of what it's about matter and Reynolds gets it. Personally I believe it's hard to believe he doesn't have a fist full of Hugos and Nebulas. To me it's an indictment of what the SFWA has become today. One twist after another will lead you down this intergalactic, interdimensional rabbithole. For those old jaded devils like myself it's wonderful to get the synapses enticed once again. For new readers, Hell, save yourself some time and check out what this man is doing. Twisted, yet so true. Lastly, please note the term "space opera" was not used once in the above. I personally detest that descriptor, but it's in the lexicon now so be it. To call this space opera is an insult. This is hard edged hard science fiction. It's the edge, not the science, that makes his work. Don't worry about the physics...Reynolds has that covered as well...and you don't need to have a fundamental grasp of interdimensional Brane theory to enjoy what he's laying down. It seems like many these days are flocking to the anti heroes, almost reveling in darker more evil work. The beauty of reading Reynolds is you'll see both altruistic and ultimate evil works done by complex characters. In Reynolds cosmos, you may find it takes millennia to determine who really was good or evil. It's wonderfully complicated, and a delight to discover.

• Everything was in order. Beautiful book.

  Everything was in order. Beautiful book.

• Chasm and Dave

  This was my third Reynolds book after 'The Prefect' and 'Century Rain', and again, I have not been disappointed. Pacey and generally well-written, 'Chasm City' roars along - even the passages set aboard the restrictive environment of the generation ships did not disappoint. The story spans centuries, planets and multiple identities, deftly weaving a number of seeminging unrelated plot-lines. If you enjoy sci-fi then you'll enjoy this book - you'll finish it in no time at all. Maybe I haven't read enough of this genre and I'm far too easilly impressed, but Reynolds like China Meiville seems to relish in inventiveness at a level that leaves me a little lost for words. Gone are the simple plots and tropes of your typical TV sci-fi, there is crazyness and creativity at every turn within these pages. Who'd have thought of mutant buildings and the terrifying Melding Plague? I guessed the main plot twist about three quarters of the way through ( though not every nuance ), but this didn't spoil the book as it was interesting to learn the history that made the twist possible. On the downside, and this is a complaint I have with all of his books, the characters are not entirely believable and I'm never fully convinced of their motivations. In particular, Reynolds doesn't expend much effort on 'side characters' - one minute they want to kill the protagonist, the next ( after a couple of overly-long and unrealistic dialogue exchanges ) new alliances are forged. One of the characters, the name I forget ( some kind of mushroom I think ), performs a startling about-face and happily joins Tanner Mirabel ( the 'hero' ) along with some other previous Tanner haters in their final battle against the 'end-of-level' baddie. There were also a couple of 'what's going on moments' as mutant-pigs bubble out of the background, nudge the plot a bit, and then disappear never to be heard of again. Also, the generation ship race seemed a bit unrealistic - why would it matter which generation ship reached Sky's Edge first - a big planet ain't going to feel full if tens of thousands of such ships arrive at an empty world, let along a handful. I'm sure some very important information was missed out on a body scan too - won't say anymore, just look out for it. Nevertheless, a very, very enjoyable Banks-lite yarn. Just don't think too much about the plot. I'm going to have to give it a five - the book kept me going, it was something to look forward to late at night during a couple of weeks of excessive DIYing!

• Five Stars

  Fantastic!

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