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House of Suns (Gollancz S.F.)

Author: Alastair Reynolds
Publisher: Gollancz
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1846

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.8

ISBN: 0575077174
EAN: 9780575077171
ASIN: 0575077174

Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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4 out of 5 stars

Cracking July 7, 2008
Cracking characters within the tale by perhaps one of the best known Space Opera writers of the day. Whilst this is book 8 by Alastair its with a fascination that I eagerly await each new novels release date as Im never sure whats going to happen. This is what keeps it a great as well as ideal read as it does everything and reveals plots within plots in ever increasing circles so the reader can at times think that they are chasing their tale along with the characters. A cracking read and something that demonstrates that Alastair is growing as a writer in both confidence as well as writing wise with each subsequent story.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best books I've ever read, if not THE best! June 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'd sneaked a look at some reviews as I was reading this, but being mindful of spoilers. I did find it a little slow to begin with but looking back it didn't spoil the book even slightly.

I finished reading it today and hand-on-heart this is one of the best books I've ever read, if not THE best! The story is immense, in more than one sense of the word. Set over massive distances and time, I loved getting my head around the scale of the book.

After half way through I had the feeling it was building into a crescendo and I wasn't disappointed. I actually laughed out loud at the very last pages not because they were funny but because it was a brilliant ending to the book.

If you're a fan of Reynolds or sci-fi in general - or even if you love a good story - you HAVE to buy this, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Easily Alastair's best work yet, highly imaginive and completely plausible if you let your mind wander.

5 out of 5 stars

Superb space opera!!!!!! June 6, 2008
Let me start by saying that any fan of Reynolds will love this book. It is a true space opera just like the inhibiter series. Vast scale and vast ideas combined with a new interesting vision about the future developent of human societies over huge time spans. This is all delivered in the best Reynolds style, so it is never boring and always keep up the pace. It is brilliant!

The review by Dr. T. Fallone here on amazon had me a little worried. His critisism about god like technology had me worried that the book plot would be :"omg, how do we solve god like problem no 1?!" ..."well, of cause we use god like solution no 1!"

I am happy to say that is not the case. In fact, I dont agree at all with his statements. The book is not about god like technology.

To sum up: BUY THIS BOOK - you will not regret it!! Good plot, good characters and good pace.
Im just sad it will likely be another year before his next book is out

5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't put it down May 31, 2008
If the definition of a good book is that you can't put it down, this qualifies with spades.
The book combines classic SF ideas (clone families, robots, worm holes) with some new and genuinely brilliant twists.
Although the nature of the book is very different from the RS books, the huge scope and scale of the plot is typical AR - don't miss it.

5 out of 5 stars

Sublime indeed! May 22, 2008
Mr. Reynolds was already the best sci-fi writer on the planet (I would say by a wide margin). His stories are complex, multi-level with fascinating large-scale subplots, i.e., why do all galactic civilizations vanish. On every page - of 700 page novels, mind you - he introduces fascinating ideas. Also, I love his books since he lives within the Einstein speed-of-light limits yet still produces believable means for humans to propagate through the galaxy. In House of Suns, Reynolds has outdone himself. I thought it would be hard to top the Revelation Space trilogy, but I thought he did it with Prefect. Now he has topped that with House of Suns. I believe it is the perfect sci-fi novel.

Horace Heck