Usually reading sci-fi, fantasy or horror.
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The distinctive storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman has been acclaimed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. …
Brandon Sanderson: Hero of Ages (2010, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)
This book is not only the third book in a trilogy, but it’s Act Three of the the three-act structure …
Brandon Sanderson: Hero of Ages (2010, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)
This book is not only the third book in a trilogy, but it’s Act Three of the the three-act structure …
Brandon Sanderson: Hero of Ages (2010, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)
This book is not only the third book in a trilogy, but it’s Act Three of the the three-act structure …
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled …
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled …
A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from …
A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from …
A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from …
1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical …
1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. …
I will usually grab any SF Masterworks book I find in second hand book shops because so far every one I've read has been brilliant. Unfortunately The Different Engine has broken that run by coming across as confused and mediocre.
There's interesting world building (maybe more "world describing") at play, and quite a pacey, engaging story thread that pulls you through the middle of the book. Either side though almost feels like completely unrelated tales that never really join up with everything else.
Great idea but executed in a way that didn't do it for me. Read a review that suggested this would have been a great short story or novella if trimmed down, and I think they've got it spot on.
1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical …
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. His world is changed forever …
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. His world is changed forever …
The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity’s battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
Thousands …
