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horscht's review
3.0
Techno-Thriller, eher am tech-nerdigen denn am mainstreamigen Ende der Skala angesiedelt. Wer Freude an astrophysikalischen Abhandlungen hat, sollte hier mal vorbeischauen. Ansonsten eher dünne Kost, was Charaktere, Spannung und Glaubwürdigkeit der Handlung angeht.
Der Roman wurde in Japan mit mehreren SF-Preisen ausgezeichnet und ist bereits das zweite Werk des Autors, das auf Englisch vorliegt.
Der Roman wurde in Japan mit mehreren SF-Preisen ausgezeichnet und ist bereits das zweite Werk des Autors, das auf Englisch vorliegt.
tinababa's review against another edition
4.0
Probably the first hard sci fi book I read. Whilst the parts about spoofing technologies such as the spyware advertisement, foreign SIM cards, corrupted translation database & aux cable were enjoyable and felt incredibly realistic; most of the orbital mechanics flew over my head.
Good cast of character but as another reviewer point out, the characters were quite thin and whilst likeable, I didn't really care about them - e.g. the relationship between Shiraishi and Akari would have been more emotional if they were more fleshed out characters. In all honesty, there were probably too many characters in the book and some of them could have been cut.
Good cast of character but as another reviewer point out, the characters were quite thin and whilst likeable, I didn't really care about them - e.g. the relationship between Shiraishi and Akari would have been more emotional if they were more fleshed out characters. In all honesty, there were probably too many characters in the book and some of them could have been cut.
difelicj's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a well crafted novel, and TImothy Silver did a great job in the translation.
This is my second foray into Taiyo Fujii, and I have to say I've really enjoyed his work. The scenarios he comes up with and the science behind his ideas is so interesting.
In Orbital Cloud, we follow many perspectives, expertly woven together to create one cohesive story about space tethers, and space terrorism. I loved how each aspect of the story contributed to the overall plot, and how each character was important. I really enjoyed the writing, and how Fujii created multi-faceted characters.
Overall, this was fascinating and enjoyable, and I really want to read more from this author!
This is my second foray into Taiyo Fujii, and I have to say I've really enjoyed his work. The scenarios he comes up with and the science behind his ideas is so interesting.
In Orbital Cloud, we follow many perspectives, expertly woven together to create one cohesive story about space tethers, and space terrorism. I loved how each aspect of the story contributed to the overall plot, and how each character was important. I really enjoyed the writing, and how Fujii created multi-faceted characters.
Overall, this was fascinating and enjoyable, and I really want to read more from this author!
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