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The Resurrection Junket
When Chan Xiyi Aya's dream of life beyond the galactic frontier lands her in hot water with the Foundation who employs her, she gets her shot at the job she's aching for: chronicling the history of a planet she'd kill to protect, three hundred light years beyond the rim of human space.
The catch?
Only the dead can go.
The catch?
Only the dead can go.
- GenresScience Fiction
196 pages, Paperback
First published January 20, 2015
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About the author
J. Daniel Sawyer
71 books45 followersWHILE STAR WARS and STAR TREK seeded J. Daniel Sawyer's passion for the unknown, his childhood in academia gave him a deep love of history and an obsession with how the future emerges from the past.
This obsession led him through adventures in the film industry, the music industry, venture capital firms in the startup culture of Silicon Valley, and a career creating novels and audiobooks exploring the worlds that assemble themselves in his head.
His travels with bohemians, burners, historians, theologians, and inventors led him eventually to a rural exile where he uses the quiet to write, walk on the beach, and manage a production company that brings innovative stories to the ears of audiences across the world.
For stories, contact info, podcasts, and more, visit his home page at http://www.jdsawyer.net
This obsession led him through adventures in the film industry, the music industry, venture capital firms in the startup culture of Silicon Valley, and a career creating novels and audiobooks exploring the worlds that assemble themselves in his head.
His travels with bohemians, burners, historians, theologians, and inventors led him eventually to a rural exile where he uses the quiet to write, walk on the beach, and manage a production company that brings innovative stories to the ears of audiences across the world.
For stories, contact info, podcasts, and more, visit his home page at http://www.jdsawyer.net
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April 22, 2015This book is as masterfully written as any of Sawyer's books, and it is by far the hardest of hard sci-fi that he has done so far.
But on a personal level, it really, really rubbed me the wrong way.
This is in no way a flaw of the story. Indeed, the fact that it was able to induce such a visceral reaction is a testament to Sawyer's skill. But this story raises many difficult questions about identity and the self, and I vehemently disagree with his answers to those questions.
Chances are good that you'll either love this story or hate it. Give it a try and see which camp you fall into.
But on a personal level, it really, really rubbed me the wrong way.
This is in no way a flaw of the story. Indeed, the fact that it was able to induce such a visceral reaction is a testament to Sawyer's skill. But this story raises many difficult questions about identity and the self, and I vehemently disagree with his answers to those questions.
Chances are good that you'll either love this story or hate it. Give it a try and see which camp you fall into.
September 27, 2015
I just finished this book, and did not like it very much. The writing never captured me, neither did the character. Yeah, there is really only one, all other are more or less stereotypes. But that one main character is so important, that this book is more like an emotional diary/diarrhea of the main character.
Let's talk about the "science fiction" part: this story is a nice read to people who have never read science fiction but are fans of dystopies. To sci-fi lovers, this book is an insult. Every single detail about technology (even the one that is not fictional) is so badly understood by the author, that it fails every sanity check. Radio of headquarters is down for 2 weeks and nobody notices? Woman has a child from coworker but noone can find out who the father is? It just makes you want to throw the book at the wall.
This book is like a short-story version of the Great North Road mixed with some Stanislav Lem aliens. But whenever you see something that might be interesting to follow up, the author returns to the emotions of the main character instead.
Not recommendable.
Let's talk about the "science fiction" part: this story is a nice read to people who have never read science fiction but are fans of dystopies. To sci-fi lovers, this book is an insult. Every single detail about technology (even the one that is not fictional) is so badly understood by the author, that it fails every sanity check. Radio of headquarters is down for 2 weeks and nobody notices? Woman has a child from coworker but noone can find out who the father is? It just makes you want to throw the book at the wall.
This book is like a short-story version of the Great North Road mixed with some Stanislav Lem aliens. But whenever you see something that might be interesting to follow up, the author returns to the emotions of the main character instead.
Not recommendable.
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April 25, 2015
This novella is some of the best sci fi in a long time. It has everything you want in the genre, hard questions of new technology, amazing research, and a future that is both recognizable and alien as we would see 200 years in the past. It would make a great airplane ride and I really do suggest it.
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