Comments on: House of Suns, by Alastair Reynolds http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2008/03/10/simons-review-house-of-suns-by-alastair-reynolds/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2008/03/10/simons-review-house-of-suns-by-alastair-reynolds/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Bob Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:22:29 +0000 http://bookgeeks.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-1202 Nice reviews, both of them. have to agree, I like Reynold's stuff- there is no other author I know of who can quite capture the awesome scale of the universe. Ok, so some authors write more complex characters: I don't particularly mind (I prefer to read about worlds and weapons, but that's just me), although I can see how some people could. That said, his mastery of the hard SF genre is unsurpassed, as is his ability to come up with awesome, well, stuff. And it's been a while since I've read any good hard SF space-opera type stuff, so this was quite welcome. I'm a little over halfway through HOS at the moment. I won't say too much, but it is definitely worth a read. If you ejoyed the Revelation Space universe, you will also enjoy this. (And vice-versa). Nice reviews, both of them. have to agree, I like Reynold’s stuff- there is no other author I know of who can quite capture the awesome scale of the universe. Ok, so some authors write more complex characters: I don’t particularly mind (I prefer to read about worlds and weapons, but that’s just me), although I can see how some people could. That said, his mastery of the hard SF genre is unsurpassed, as is his ability to come up with awesome, well, stuff. And it’s been a while since I’ve read any good hard SF space-opera type stuff, so this was quite welcome.

I’m a little over halfway through HOS at the moment. I won’t say too much, but it is definitely worth a read. If you ejoyed the Revelation Space universe, you will also enjoy this. (And vice-versa).

]]> By: Lucas(Wooah) http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2008/03/10/simons-review-house-of-suns-by-alastair-reynolds/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Lucas(Wooah) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:12:29 +0000 http://bookgeeks.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-1203 Excellent review!! I've read several reviews from other sites for all of Reynold's Oevure, and this one seems to highlight on his magical genoius the most. He is truly, a brilliant writer with many ups and downs throughtout his work, but the pure brilliance of what stands out most about him is his imaginative technical side. He truly has a great vision for what may become of us, in anywhere from thousands of years to millions. Its so true, its almost haunting to read his works. What i most agree with on this review is that his characters are very hard to distinguish because of lack of (what i believe) complexity. He usually gives short descriptions about his characters and leaves the rest of to interpretation through the scenarios that they encounter. Which in theory can sometimes be beneficial to the reader. But for someone who's looking for raw vivid details on characters and character development (throughout his books)it can be hard for those types of readers to paint a picture of his universe when their trying so hard to distinguish characters. But as i stated before his true genious stands out in his imaginative worlds, and sometimes bizarre and believeable technologies. So, conclusivley, i think Alastair is the most fantastic Sci-Fi author of this decade, he truly shines in the technology, scale, and all around structure of his writing, and to me that definitley outweighs his minimal lack of character depth, which seems to be his only flaw. IMHO Thanks for reading: This was just a short little critique/review. Comment on it, i'd love to hear some feedback! Thanks Excellent review!! I’ve read several reviews from other sites for all of Reynold’s Oevure, and this one seems to highlight on his magical genoius the most. He is truly, a brilliant writer with many ups and downs throughtout his work, but the pure brilliance of what stands out most about him is his imaginative technical side. He truly has a great vision for what may become of us, in anywhere from thousands of years to millions. Its so true, its almost haunting to read his works. What i most agree with on this review is that his characters are very hard to distinguish because of lack of (what i believe) complexity. He usually gives short descriptions about his characters and leaves the rest of to interpretation through the scenarios that they encounter. Which in theory can sometimes be beneficial to the reader. But for someone who’s looking for raw vivid details on characters and character development (throughout his books)it can be hard for those types of readers to paint a picture of his universe when their trying so hard to distinguish characters. But as i stated before his true genious stands out in his imaginative worlds, and sometimes bizarre and believeable technologies. So, conclusivley, i think Alastair is the most fantastic Sci-Fi author of this decade, he truly shines in the technology, scale, and all around structure of his writing, and to me that definitley outweighs his minimal lack of character depth, which seems to be his only flaw. IMHO

Thanks for reading: This was just a short little critique/review. Comment on it, i’d love to hear some feedback! Thanks

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