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  • (Quote) Guess it makes sense I enjoyed Forever War so much! That was the one where they'd show up to fight and find out the situation had changed so much that they never would have been sent had anyone known, yeah?
    in 7. Dark Orbit - Unexplored themes Comment by Keith February 2019
  • (Quote) There were a fair few things that could fit this description. I really appreciated that about the writing, to be honest. I get tired of books that feel the need to explain every concept as soon as it's introduced. Even the things not elabora…
    in 8. Dark Orbit - Approaches to Knowledge Comment by Keith February 2019
  • Waster/Planet was a theme I certainly would like to read more of. What makes someone willing to remove themselves from their existing life in such a way that they can never return to even a semblance of it? Signing off to go to Iris means everyone y…
    in 7. Dark Orbit - Unexplored themes Comment by Keith February 2019
  • Agree that dark matter (lowercase) was a bit of a red herring. It seemed very important in the first few chapters and then got dropped in favor of wending and fold rain. Perhaps those concepts are related to (or replace?) dark matter, but it was a c…
    in 6. Dark Orbit - Dark Matter Comment by Keith February 2019
  • One of the characters in the book posited that it was a fold rain that occurred prior to arrival that made the original layout of the Escher such a mess. It was never stated if the ship got that name before or after the Epco crew arrive, AFAIK.
    in 5. Dark Orbit - The Escher Comment by Keith February 2019
  • I enjoyed the scientific underpinnings of the book and how it built on existing physics weirdness to create interesting sci fi situations. I think that was the strongest aspect of the book.
    in 2. Dark Orbit - To Observe is to Change Comment by Keith February 2019
  • I've read a fair amount of Kay, and I do think this is his best work. A lot of his fantasy is, honestly, just barely fantastical, but this has the most intoxicating mix of history and fantasy.
    in Novel Review - The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay Comment by Keith January 2019
  • I love Dr. Mitch's phrase "cheerful nihilism." That's a good description of my favorite bits of Vance. I love the feckless wandering of Cugel and the constant stream of mishaps he creates for himself. This had some small bits of that with …
    in Lyonesse - 1: A Vancian Novel? Comment by Keith January 2019
  • The faeries were one of my favorite aspects of the book. Their capriciousness felt like one of the most Vancian (to me) elements. However, that also would make them very hard to play as PCs. Although a game were you as faeries mess with the characte…
    in Lyonesse - 5: Fairies Comment by Keith January 2019
  • Dark Orbit is on my to read list!
    in January Selection - Back to Sci Fi? Comment by Keith December 2018