The Terraformers

av Annalee Newitz (duplicate)

Inbunden, 352 sidor

På English

Publicerades av Tor Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-22801-7

From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.

Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.

But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn’t exist, hidden inside a massive volcano.

As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come.

A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever …

From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.

Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.

But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn’t exist, hidden inside a massive volcano.

As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come.

"Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping.”—Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries

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Ian Sudderth recenserade The Terraformers av Annalee Newitz (duplicate)

A mixed bag of great ideas

4 stjärnor

The world building and theorycrafting are excellent but the plot does feel uneven. The first third has great pacing but the latter thirds are slow or jumpy. Enjoyed it but found it hard to finish as it felt like it lacked momentum through the second half.

Björn recenserade The Terraformers av Annalee Newitz (duplicate)

None

4 stjärnor

Closer to 3.5 than to 4.0, but in the end it wins me over. There's a lot of worldbuilding, tech and post-human philosophy here that's admirable but not necessarily thrilling (If we can create beings with human-equivalent intelligence, what does it say about us if we limit the intelligence we put in our creations?), especially since it takes place over literally millennia with some huge time skips and has characters that are nigh-immortal. But eventually, it builds to a finale that's both effective and thoughtworthy in its refusal to bow to pessimism.

Karolin

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8 maj 2024