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A review by jmoses
Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
5.0
I greatly enjoyed this book. It took a few times starting it for me to get into it, but I think that's mostly on me. I'm....fickle....sometimes.
Regardless, the book is wonderful. The characters are well written, and believable, with easily understandable motivations and feelings. The settings are well described, from the hot African savannah to the immensity of Mars' surface features. The plot is lovely as well. Unexpected twists and turns, but not so much that you don't have any idea what's going on, and always a little bit of a hint at the future before switching perspectives. Not enough to drive you nuts, but enough to keep you wondering what's going to happen next.
I also *really* enjoy that not of the tech described is truly "ultra far future" stuff. For the vast majority, it's sensible extrapolations from what's current, and soon to be cutting edge. Sure, some of it is a little farther future that the rest (the nano machines/mech/surveilled society stuff), but the rest is easily graspable. I love me some "million year in the future" "magical" scifi, but sometimes I like something I can understand and believe.
I'm very much looking forward to further entries in this series.
Regardless, the book is wonderful. The characters are well written, and believable, with easily understandable motivations and feelings. The settings are well described, from the hot African savannah to the immensity of Mars' surface features. The plot is lovely as well. Unexpected twists and turns, but not so much that you don't have any idea what's going on, and always a little bit of a hint at the future before switching perspectives. Not enough to drive you nuts, but enough to keep you wondering what's going to happen next.
I also *really* enjoy that not of the tech described is truly "ultra far future" stuff. For the vast majority, it's sensible extrapolations from what's current, and soon to be cutting edge. Sure, some of it is a little farther future that the rest (the nano machines/mech/surveilled society stuff), but the rest is easily graspable. I love me some "million year in the future" "magical" scifi, but sometimes I like something I can understand and believe.
I'm very much looking forward to further entries in this series.