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Der Untergang des Universums #1

A Morte do Universo: Ficção científica Hard

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Milliarden Jahre lang hat sich die unsterblich gewordene Menschheit in der ganzen Galaxis ausgebreitet. Ihre größte Enttäuschung liegt darin, dass sie keine andere vernunftbegabte Spezies gefunden hat. Jetzt aber steht die Menschheit selbst vor dem Untergang, denn das Universum stirbt einen langsamen Tod. Ihre einzige Hoffnung liegt deshalb im "Rettenden Projekt". Es soll das Schwarze Loch im Zentrum der Milchstraße in einen Quasar verwandeln, um den Menschen auch in ihren letzten Atemzügen genug Energie zu liefern. Doch dann geschieht etwas, das niemand erwartet hätte – und die Menschheit muss sich und ihre Existenz in völlig neuem Licht betrachten.

Hard Science Fiction: Alles könnte genau so auch Wirklichkeit werden.

Bonus: Die neue Biografie des Universums – wie das Weltall entstand und wie es sterben wird.

369 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 8, 2019

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Brandon Q. Morris

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Brandon Q. Morris is a physicist and space specialist. He has long been concerned with space issues, both professionally and privately and while he wanted to become an astronaut, he had to stay on Earth for a variety of reasons. He is particularly fascinated by the "what if” and through his books he aims to share compelling hard science fiction stories that could actually happen, and someday may happen. Morris is the author of several best-selling science fiction novels.

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1 review1 follower
February 18, 2021
Let me just preface this review by saying I’m no literary expert. However, I have been an avid fan of hard science fiction for decades read just about any sci-fi book I can get my hands on. After having exhausted all other sci-fi book series, I decided to give this one a try. While the plot and premise were intriguing, I found the writing style a bit lazy and the characters completely two-dimensional. For me, the main character’s incessant pining after his love interest was really off-putting. Also, I listened to the audiobook version of this one and almost quit listening after the first 5 minutes because the narrator’s voice/reading style really grated on my nerves. It had potential to be a really great book but just fell flat in my opinion.
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2,143 reviews37 followers
May 15, 2019
Mit diesem Roman liefert Brandon Q. Morris einen, für ihn, ungewöhnlichen Roman ab, ich weiß gar nicht, ob man ihn wirklich als Hard Science Roman bezeichnen kann, dafür ist die Handlung und auch die wissenschaftliche Welt des Romans zu spekulativ, um wirklich als ernsthafter Beitrag zur Hard Science wahrgenommen zu werden.
Die Menschheit ist unsterblich geworden und hat sich im All ausgebreitet, völlig alleine, denn andere vernunftbegabte Spezies wurden nicht entdeckt. Die Handlung spielt sich über Jahrmilliarden ab, die Erde und unsere Sonne sind längst vergangen, Jahrmilliarden nach dem Untergang der Erde streifen die letzten Menschen durchs All und versuchen Ihre Unsterblichkeit bis ins Unendliche auszudehnen.
Witzigerweise tragen die Protagonisten des Romans Namen berühmter Persönlichkeiten des letzten Jahrtausends. Der Hauptprotagonist ist Johannes Kepler, der mit Wang Zhenyi verhindern will, dass die Menschheit ihr letztes, großes Projekt durchzieht, nämlich die Verwandlung von Sagittarius A* (dem supermassiven schwarzen Loch im Zentrum der Milchstraße) in einen Quasar, um damit Energie für das Überleben zu gewinnen (!!!). Beide wollen das verhindern, weil sie eine vernunftbegabte Spezies entdeckt haben (intelligente Gräser), die ansonsten durch den Quasar umkommen würden. Doch Pierre & Marie Curie, die sich beide einen Körper teilen, sind noch fieser, sie wollen durch einen massiven Masseeinwurf ins Schwarze Loch noch weitergehen, dadurch erhoffen sie sich den Collaps des gesamten Universums....

Wie gesagt, die Handlung ist absurd; aber irgendwie doch interessant. Sie zieht sich durch gigantische Zeiträume, Millionen- und Milliarden von Jahre sind überhaupt kein Problem, die Menschen machen sich neue Körper, wenn der alte dahin ist, wenn man das so liest, hat man das Gefühl, dass jeder jeden kennt und das Wort Unmöglich gibt es nicht. Wenn was physikalisch nicht passt, wird es passend gemacht, damit wird jede ernsthafte Auseinandersetzung mit den neuesten Erkenntnissen der Kosmologie ad Adsurdum geführt. Immerhin zeigt sein wissenschaftlicher Anhang am Schluss des Romans "Die neue Biografie des Universums" dass der Autor Ahnung von der Materie hat und sein wissen kompetent rüberbringt.
Manchmal, in seinen besten Momenten, hat mich der Roman an Alastair Reynolds "Das Haus der Sonne" erinnert, genauso einsam ziehen die Protagonisten bei Brandon Q. Morris durchs All. Dass Johannes Kepler wie ein 15jähriger hinter einer Traumfrau wie Wang Zhenyi hinterher ist, geschenkt...
Ich hatte Spaß am Lesen, allerdings kann ich den Inhalt nicht recht ernstnehmen...
Dass es noch einen 2. Teil gibt, habe ich erst zum Schluß wahrgenommen, ob ich den noch lese, muß ich mir noch schwer überlegen...
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264 reviews7 followers
April 8, 2021
The story itself was decent enough. But what I really didn't like about this was how much felt like a commercial for the author. It's very branded. I couldn't figure out why "Hard Science Fiction" was part of the title of this book, so I did a little digging... Hard Science Fiction is this author's website / sales portal, and he adds that subtitle to the names of ALL his books. And he has lots of other books/series. You can read all about them at the end of this book, along with links for purchasing them.

I get it. He's an author, and he's gotta promote his stuff. But I'm much more likely to buy more from an author if I love their work, and not just because they throw a bunch of purchase links at me.

That said, I am going to read the free chapter of Book 2 that he added at the end. If I like it, he's given me a link right there to buy it. =)

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207 reviews24 followers
August 15, 2020
I'll start with the good stuff. I like that author tried his best to keep to astrophysics without any distortion as the knowledge was during the time of book writing. It is also neat that he named the love interest of the main character by not well known Chinese scientists. It was also nice to have an alien who was completely different than humans.
What I did not like was that the main villain was named by Marie and Piere Currie. Personally I thought that was spiting on the memory of two quite groundbreaking scientists. Marie is the only scientist ever to receive 2 Nobel prices, and Piere is an amazing human for going against the prevalent social norms and refusing to receive Nobel prize without his wife being included. Naming a mentally disturbed character after them was really not nice. Worse is that only female character in the book of any importance was also declared mentally unstable and apparently got that way because she broke off with her boyfriend who happens to be the main character. Those two story premises really ruined the whole book for me.
From storytelling point of view, there were few annoying holes. First, an explanation of why the dead scientists are the main character was too late in the book. I was jolted out of the story each time I would bump into the name of long-dead scientists. I also did not like how the author plotted the end. it seems rushed, predictable, and borderline magical.


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30 reviews1 follower
June 1, 2019
EDIT - offenbar hat goodreads hier Teil Eins und Zwei verknüpft. Ok, insgesamt vergebe ich natürlich die Bestnote.

Wunderbare Geschichte, die sich von der Hard SF etwas entfernt

Mit diesem Buch und dem Nachfolger "Geisterreich" entfernt sich Morris ein wenig vom Kern der Hard SF. Und bewegt sich in Richtung Geschichtenerzähler, Dramaturg, Betrachter menschlicher Interaktion und vor allem liebenswerter Charaktere.

Das mag für die Hardcore Fans seiner alten Werke etwas ungewöhnlich sein, aber auch diese sollten dem Untergang des Universums, samt dem noch besseren Nachfolger, eine Chance geben.

Es ist nämlich wirklich wunderbar geschrieben, zum mitfiebern und mitleiden mit den exzellent ausgearbeiteten Protagonisten. Vier Sterne für den ersten Teil, da der Nachfolger noch einmal deutlich steigert.
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49 reviews1 follower
March 7, 2020
This was a REALLY cool book. It's definitely a bit unconventional to think of humans the way they were portrayed in the FAR FAR future, but it was completely workable. In fact, how can we even picture what any remaining humanity would be like so far ahead in time? Travel that takes megacycles, technology that can create stars and move solar systems... it's an amazing story and worth your time. I started out with a few doubts and ended this book completely in love!
8 reviews
July 13, 2020
Great read with Google at the ready

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Excellent , plausible ( you know what I mean) and mind exercising in the best way. Recommend to those who have an interest and a bit of knowledge of how the universe works and the types of objects that are out there. Googling helped a lot and didn't disrupt the story in fact it enhanced it and made the whole book more enjoyabe. It's suspenseful and well crafted. It's cliche but I couldn't put it down
4 reviews
February 16, 2021
Good idea and well ‘spread out’ the consequences of humans living forever.
A big complain is that in the dialogue I repeatedly can’t figure out who is talking.
Many places four people are talking, and a number of times there are 2-3 possibilities.
Somehow you ought to write so this is clear.
Have read the first two of this trilogy and is eager to the third.

( As with other of Morris’ novels there is no indications of how they figured out there course to next place in space )
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November 16, 2025
Best science fiction book I have read in a long time

This is a most delightful read. Quite humorous and well thought out. The physics seem quite plausible at least to my limited understanding of astrophysics. The characters are believable and interesting. The plot is well crafted and makes the book hard to put down. On to the other books in the series!
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March 17, 2020
It was ok. I would think that a civilization that is now a 100+ billion years old would be more advanced. It was somewhat disappointing when you find out why the bad guys are doing what they are doing
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44 reviews1 follower
September 12, 2020
Way out thinking for me. But could it be true?

This book was like a Sci-Fi. Way beyond my ability to wonder. But also, food for thought. Could humans some day live on other planets, much less, move them?
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May 16, 2020
Some very interesting concepts regarding a very far future humanity and their development
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130 reviews1 follower
January 23, 2022
What can I say - it is awful .. I suppose if you are into this stupid kind of fantasy - buy it ..otherwise ... move on. Gave up after about 15% of the book.
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June 11, 2025
works to pass the time, captivating enough, and the humour of the main character helped too. not really a plot which had me very engaged, but not bad either.
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148 reviews4 followers
May 19, 2024
Eines meiner Lieblingsbücher von Brandon Q Morris. Ich war eine zeitlang ziemlich verwirrt, weil die Geschichte nicht mit den Büchern die ich vorher gelesen hatte zusammen passte. Ich war so verwirrt, dass ich den Autor sogar auf Instagram kontaktiert habe, weil ja die „Untergang des Universums“ Reihe zeitlich in die anderen Bücher eingegliedert war. Aber wie Brandon Q Morris mir versicherte: alles klärte sich auf und richtete sich. Ich will hier gar nicht so viel dazu schreiben, sonst Spoilere ich eventuell noch. Aber es war ein faszinierendes Gedankenspiel: was wäre wenn….
Ich überlege mir tatsächlich noch, mir das Buch in der Printausgabe zu holen, denn ich lese sonst alle seine Bücher als ebook. Dieses hätte ich gerne auch zum anfassen und nochmal lesen!
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