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luisvilla's review
4.0
Enjoyed this. Only reason I didn't give it five stars is because it has been bit by the "let me resolve pretty much nothing and cliffhanger pretty much everything and actually resolve things in the rest of the trilogy" approach to bookwriting that seems to have infected a lot of scifi lately. :/
mrbear30021's review
4.0
Full Disclosure. I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
A great set of characters and a thrilling premise. Very reminiscent of the old destroyer vs Uboat scenarios from WWII. I have my suspicions of where this series is going which would explain why there wasn't really a whole lot devoted to background info on why things are they way they are. I'm looking forward to either a confirmation of my suspicion, or more background/history.
The ending was quite abrupt. Almost jarringly so. At the time I am writing this review, I have just finished the second book and I almost wish that they had been combined into one, or that the endings came to a less screeching halt. While this may be a minus by my reckoning, it is far outweighed by all the good writing to be found from beginning to end of the story so far. I'm looking forward to reading this series to its logical conclusion as I get the impression that Mr. Campbell has it all well thought out.
I highly recommend The New Providence series to any lover of realistic (hard) sci-fi.
A great set of characters and a thrilling premise. Very reminiscent of the old destroyer vs Uboat scenarios from WWII. I have my suspicions of where this series is going which would explain why there wasn't really a whole lot devoted to background info on why things are they way they are. I'm looking forward to either a confirmation of my suspicion, or more background/history.
The ending was quite abrupt. Almost jarringly so. At the time I am writing this review, I have just finished the second book and I almost wish that they had been combined into one, or that the endings came to a less screeching halt. While this may be a minus by my reckoning, it is far outweighed by all the good writing to be found from beginning to end of the story so far. I'm looking forward to reading this series to its logical conclusion as I get the impression that Mr. Campbell has it all well thought out.
I highly recommend The New Providence series to any lover of realistic (hard) sci-fi.
evilpie's review
4.0
Interesting stuff happens, but the book still feels kind of bland, not sure how to describe it. I am still going to check out the next book.
lmorchard's review
5.0
A good start to a well-crafted hard sci-fi tale, inhabited by interesting Mars colonists & spacers just trying to get by. Waste flow meets the intake impeller, and peril rises for folks who've already had a bit of an apocalypse. Avoiding infodumps that plague hard sci-fi in general, details trickle out through thoughts & asides from characters who've been living with it a long while. Seeing as this is Book 1, I wasn't too surprised to see the story left in a cliffhanger. I'm onboard for Book 2!
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