eBook, 336 pages
English language
Published March 22, 2017 by Tom Doherty Associates.
In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster – but can three individuals save their people?
The empire’s outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But ‘The Flow’ is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation.
A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire’s ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans …
Great plot, great world, amazing characters, so fun and funny
Jeg har fundet kvaliteten af John Scalzis bøger lidt svingende, men her står han ret stærkt. Vi er godt ude i fremtiden og Wu imperiet sidder hårdt på de 48 planeter i imperiet, takket været kontrollen med de "flow" kanaler der gør man kan bevæge sig hurtigt mellem de forskellige verdener. Men holder det?
Scalzi har opbygge et interessant univers og vi har 2-3 gode hovedpersoner, som vi følger. Bogen står fint alene, men jeg glæder mig alligevel til at komme i gang med toeren.
Not bad, but if you don't count the word "fucking" there's basically no adjectives. Characters can be in a scene with no description of age, height, clothes or anything. It's practically a script. Funny script though.
A great way to start a new year, I found myself enjoying the politics. Some of the profanity did seem a little gratuitous; there's a point where it sort of becomes a little hard to swallow. It doesn't feel like a very friendly universe, although I suppose that's the point. Book 2? yes, I'd love to see where all this goes.
