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Saving Proxima
A MESSAGE FROM SPACE LEADS TO A DESPERATE RACE AGAINST TIME AND ACROSS SPACE TO OUR NEAREST STELLAR NEIGHBOR IN A NEW HARD SCIENCE FICTION THRILLER FROM TRAVIS S. TAYLOR AND LES JOHNSON
2072. At the lunar farside radio observatory, an old-school radio broadcast is detected, similar to those broadcast on Earth in the 1940s, but in an unknown language, coming from an impossible source—Proxima Centauri. While the nations of Earth debate making first contact, they learn that the Proximans are facing an extinction-level disaster, forcing a will Earth send a ship on a multiyear trip to render aid?
Interstellar travel is not easy, and by traveling at the speeds required to arrive before disaster strikes at Proxima, humans will learn firsthand the time-dilating effects of Einstein’s Special Relativity and be forced to ponder ultimate What does it mean to be human? What will it take to share the stars with another form of life? What if I return younger than my own children? The answers are far from academic, for they may determine the fate of not one, but two, civilizations.
About Travis S.
“. . . explodes with inventive action.”— Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor’s The Quantum Connection
“[ Warp Speed ] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum . . . You won’t want to put it down.”—John Ringo
About People of the Stars, coedited by Les
“. . . a thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. . . . Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.”— Booklist
“This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.”— Tangent
About Mission to Methone by Les
“The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well in Johnson’s old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068. . . . includes plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien concepts. . . . There’s a great deal here for fans of early hard SF.”— Publishers Weekly
“With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue. . . . an exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down.”— Booklist
About Rescue Mode by Ben Bova and Les
“. . . a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.”— Booklist
2072. At the lunar farside radio observatory, an old-school radio broadcast is detected, similar to those broadcast on Earth in the 1940s, but in an unknown language, coming from an impossible source—Proxima Centauri. While the nations of Earth debate making first contact, they learn that the Proximans are facing an extinction-level disaster, forcing a will Earth send a ship on a multiyear trip to render aid?
Interstellar travel is not easy, and by traveling at the speeds required to arrive before disaster strikes at Proxima, humans will learn firsthand the time-dilating effects of Einstein’s Special Relativity and be forced to ponder ultimate What does it mean to be human? What will it take to share the stars with another form of life? What if I return younger than my own children? The answers are far from academic, for they may determine the fate of not one, but two, civilizations.
About Travis S.
“. . . explodes with inventive action.”— Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor’s The Quantum Connection
“[ Warp Speed ] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum . . . You won’t want to put it down.”—John Ringo
About People of the Stars, coedited by Les
“. . . a thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. . . . Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.”— Booklist
“This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.”— Tangent
About Mission to Methone by Les
“The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well in Johnson’s old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068. . . . includes plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien concepts. . . . There’s a great deal here for fans of early hard SF.”— Publishers Weekly
“With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue. . . . an exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down.”— Booklist
About Rescue Mode by Ben Bova and Les
“. . . a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.”— Booklist
432 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published July 26, 2022
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About the author
Travis S. Taylor
52 books222 followersTravis Shane Taylor is a born and bred southerner and resides just outside Huntsville, Alabama. He has a Doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering, a Master’s degree in Physics, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, all from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; a Master’s degree in Astronomy from the Univ. of Western Sydney, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.
Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past sixteen years. He is currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space based beamed energy systems, future combat technologies and systems, and next generation space launch concepts. He is also involved with multiple MASINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT concept studies.
He has published over 25 papers and the appendix on solar sailing in the 2nd edition of Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.
His first science fiction novel is, Warp Speed, and his second is The Quantum Connection published by Baen Publishing. He is also working on two different series with best-selling author John Ringo also by Baen Publishing. He has several other works of both fiction and nonfiction ongoing.
Travis is also a Black Belt martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, races mountain and road bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of several hard rock bands. He currently lives with his wife Karen, his daughter Kalista Jade, two dogs Stevie and Wesker, and his cat Kuro.
Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past sixteen years. He is currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space based beamed energy systems, future combat technologies and systems, and next generation space launch concepts. He is also involved with multiple MASINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT concept studies.
He has published over 25 papers and the appendix on solar sailing in the 2nd edition of Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.
His first science fiction novel is, Warp Speed, and his second is The Quantum Connection published by Baen Publishing. He is also working on two different series with best-selling author John Ringo also by Baen Publishing. He has several other works of both fiction and nonfiction ongoing.
Travis is also a Black Belt martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, races mountain and road bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of several hard rock bands. He currently lives with his wife Karen, his daughter Kalista Jade, two dogs Stevie and Wesker, and his cat Kuro.
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September 18, 2021
I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.
My Review: What you need to know right up front is that the authors are actual rocket scientists. So, even when there's disbelief to be suspended (the planetary science of Proxima b isn't likely to stand up to a planetary scientist's scrutiny), it's made as easy as possible to suspend.
What made me want to read the book in the first place is Author Taylor's Aughties appearances on The Universe and the like. He's got a likable way about him, and clearly understands his subject well. That and a co-author with whom he has a lot of collaborative writing experience led me to expect I'd get a second helping of the character types I'd enjoyed from an earlier collaborative book of theirs (see below). He adds his very definite personality to the stories I've read by this team. I can hear his voice as I'm reading.
As to the story, I found some parts easier to accept than others. I wasn't convinced by the means they explained away our long-term SETI searches missing the Proximans. And now, suddenly, exactly when Earth tech is stretched-but-capable of making the trip, the Proximans make themselves known? Hm. I am allergic to such high doses of handwavium....
Anyway, the story's a good old-fashioned saddle-up-and-ride tale of interstellar derring-do. I liked the science that the middle third of the book handed to us in abundance, so I don't think of it as an imposition or an infodump. For me, it was involving and intriguing. What was permaybehaps not quite so effective was the ending. I don't think it's a huge spoiler to say that the mission to Proxima b is a success...would the title be SAVING Proxima if it failed?...and that there is a reason the Proximans are so very readily able to understand us, to relate in so many ways to Earth people. The notion of panspermia is ripe for exploration in what I confidently predict will happen, ie a sequel. There's no promo for it in this book, but it honestly would be a rotten trick to play on the readers not to give us one and a poor use of the well-loved set-up if the Baen folk don't!
In my never-remotely humble opinion, this read's success depends on you. If you're in the mold of traditional sci-fi readers, those who enjoy the adventure of space travel and the science that underpins it, then this is your book. I am numbered among you, so it was mine, and I enjoyed the heck out of the read.
My Review: What you need to know right up front is that the authors are actual rocket scientists. So, even when there's disbelief to be suspended (the planetary science of Proxima b isn't likely to stand up to a planetary scientist's scrutiny), it's made as easy as possible to suspend.
What made me want to read the book in the first place is Author Taylor's Aughties appearances on The Universe and the like. He's got a likable way about him, and clearly understands his subject well. That and a co-author with whom he has a lot of collaborative writing experience led me to expect I'd get a second helping of the character types I'd enjoyed from an earlier collaborative book of theirs (see below). He adds his very definite personality to the stories I've read by this team. I can hear his voice as I'm reading.
As to the story, I found some parts easier to accept than others. I wasn't convinced by the means they explained away our long-term SETI searches missing the Proximans. And now, suddenly, exactly when Earth tech is stretched-but-capable of making the trip, the Proximans make themselves known? Hm. I am allergic to such high doses of handwavium....
Anyway, the story's a good old-fashioned saddle-up-and-ride tale of interstellar derring-do. I liked the science that the middle third of the book handed to us in abundance, so I don't think of it as an imposition or an infodump. For me, it was involving and intriguing. What was permaybehaps not quite so effective was the ending. I don't think it's a huge spoiler to say that the mission to Proxima b is a success...would the title be SAVING Proxima if it failed?...and that there is a reason the Proximans are so very readily able to understand us, to relate in so many ways to Earth people. The notion of panspermia is ripe for exploration in what I confidently predict will happen, ie a sequel. There's no promo for it in this book, but it honestly would be a rotten trick to play on the readers not to give us one and a poor use of the well-loved set-up if the Baen folk don't!
In my never-remotely humble opinion, this read's success depends on you. If you're in the mold of traditional sci-fi readers, those who enjoy the adventure of space travel and the science that underpins it, then this is your book. I am numbered among you, so it was mine, and I enjoyed the heck out of the read.
August 18, 2021
Saving Proxima by Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson is a science fiction book written by actual scientists. Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson have teamed up and written other books before this one and as before their writing is enjoyable and the science in their stories is believable, mainly because for the most part it will conceivably come to pass in the near future.
In this one, a radio signal is detected as coming from Proxima Centauri. To everyone's surprise, it is soon discovered that the signal is coming from a race of humans. Their technology seems to be about that of 1950's Earth. It is also soon discovered that they may be dying off as a race. It is decided to try for a manned mission to help them save themselves. It will be a dangerous mission and travel time will be almost 10 years on an untested spaceship. Unknown to those who are destined to go on the mission the greatest danger may come from those on Earth who oppose the mission.
Slight spoiler: I am not sure if this is a stand-alone book, but the ending begs for a sequel.
In this one, a radio signal is detected as coming from Proxima Centauri. To everyone's surprise, it is soon discovered that the signal is coming from a race of humans. Their technology seems to be about that of 1950's Earth. It is also soon discovered that they may be dying off as a race. It is decided to try for a manned mission to help them save themselves. It will be a dangerous mission and travel time will be almost 10 years on an untested spaceship. Unknown to those who are destined to go on the mission the greatest danger may come from those on Earth who oppose the mission.
Slight spoiler: I am not sure if this is a stand-alone book, but the ending begs for a sequel.
July 20, 2021
I wanted to like this book, but from the start I had my doubts about it. At first the writing seemed relatively simplistic and derivative, until the section of the story that dealt with traveling at a fraction of light speed, at which point it sometimes felt like a scientific information dump. The science is interesting and clearly the author has done the research in this area, but the plot line suffers in this middle part of the story from not getting the reader to care much about the characters, and from too much exposition on the implications of traveling at relativistic speeds. Then finally in the last 1/3 of the novel the aliens are introduced. But they really don’t seem to be alien, and the fact that they are not only humanoid but actual humans with some DNA that matches our own strains credibility especially given how much scientific detail was included on space travel. It felt like the author made these aliens human to avoid needing to create a whole world and species of alien, and he made their culture and many scientific advancements a knock-off of our own 1940s-1950s culture for the same reasons. Finally, the book ends shortly after shedding some possible light on why the Proximans are related to the Earthlings, but this is never resolved, nor is the reason why Proxima b has a large geographic area interdicted and why they have the death penalty for people who stray into this region. The novel felt like it ended halfway through the story and virtually nothing is resolved except that the travelers from Earth have arrived there mostly safely and another ship arrives shortly thereafter with some implausible passengers as well. Had I known the novel was going to end without any true closure or resolution, I would have added this to my DNF pile. One last note about people on Proxima B and the planet itself: So you’re telling me that out of all the SETI searches we have done by the time of this novel — 2072 — we have found one planet with life and it basically looks like 1940s Earth right down to the flying machines and weaponry and clothing and buildings, and in the 70,000 plus years since civilization evolved there that there was totally parallel development aside from their eyes evolving to hand the light from a red dwarf? And that that the mix of atmospheric gases, atmospheric pressure, the water, the food… all that is essentially compatible with our own biology? Ridiculous. Also it is clear at the end of the book that one of the “solutions” is going to be inter-breeding between Earth and the Proximans.
Basically, I give the first 10% of the book 2 stars, the middle of the novel 3 stars for the in-depth science related to relativistic travel, and the last 20% I would give half a star if I could. I managed to get through the whole novel but was not only surprised that it ended so abruptly, but pleasantly surprised that I was now done reading it in spite of the lack of closure.
Basically, I give the first 10% of the book 2 stars, the middle of the novel 3 stars for the in-depth science related to relativistic travel, and the last 20% I would give half a star if I could. I managed to get through the whole novel but was not only surprised that it ended so abruptly, but pleasantly surprised that I was now done reading it in spite of the lack of closure.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2021
Interesting Idea
The first contact with an alien race... or is it?
I thought the book started out very slow. There were a few important events in the first half of the book, but events seemed to drag until the expedition actually started on its way. After that things do pick up, with new discoveries, dangerous plots, and outright mysteries. In the end, it's obvious the story is not complete so I expect a sequel at some point
The first contact with an alien race... or is it?
I thought the book started out very slow. There were a few important events in the first half of the book, but events seemed to drag until the expedition actually started on its way. After that things do pick up, with new discoveries, dangerous plots, and outright mysteries. In the end, it's obvious the story is not complete so I expect a sequel at some point
May 7, 2023
Some technical elements to cushion the plot and a bit unbelievable - Indiana jones-like plot twist with a pinch of Erich von Däniken. A fun read however if you like SETI and interstellar voyage stories.
January 17, 2023
... They didn't solve the problem. Like... the entire purpose of the book. The TITLE. It's just left open ended. What.
July 20, 2022
This book is hard science-type has a large part of the book is from the scientific parts of getting to the new world, and social/Gov’t responses created to help the aliens…coch…Humans…coch…
From a slightly futuristic earth in are not to distant future we travel from the moon to outer space and beyond. The book has it progress we relies early on there’s more to are alien friends from there origins try to figure to a 007 Lv spy craft going in space program to get to other world.
Has I’ve said the book is like a love letter Ian Fleming and James S. A. Corey true legends of there genre types. Do I will be honest the book isn’t really hyper action more moderate science solations to problems so if you came for big explosion sorry wrong book for you, but if you came for great dialog in a hyper-detailed story this is the one for you.
P.S.
I noticed a plot hole in the book there’s a scene where the aliens learned humans where in an area they shouldn’t but explanation how they learned. Thought if the author sees this he’ll fix that it’s part where aliens are using the planes trying not to spoile the book.
From a slightly futuristic earth in are not to distant future we travel from the moon to outer space and beyond. The book has it progress we relies early on there’s more to are alien friends from there origins try to figure to a 007 Lv spy craft going in space program to get to other world.
Has I’ve said the book is like a love letter Ian Fleming and James S. A. Corey true legends of there genre types. Do I will be honest the book isn’t really hyper action more moderate science solations to problems so if you came for big explosion sorry wrong book for you, but if you came for great dialog in a hyper-detailed story this is the one for you.
P.S.
I noticed a plot hole in the book there’s a scene where the aliens learned humans where in an area they shouldn’t but explanation how they learned. Thought if the author sees this he’ll fix that it’s part where aliens are using the planes trying not to spoile the book.
August 25, 2021
Saving Proxima is a thrilling story, with an exciting narrative. This book would be considered science fiction and is for ages 12 and up. Saving Proxima is filled with adventure, taking place on Earth and in space! It has a great storyline, where Earth receives a radio transmission from a far-off place… Proxima Centauri. The people of Proxima need help, and Earth decides they should send it. There are a wide variety of characters within this book, all of which are unique and bring their strengths to the storyline! Some of them include Roy and Chloe, who are on a ship being sent to Proxima. By the time you finish reading this, you will be wanting more! The only downside was that the story seemed to have a slightly tedious middle section, but otherwise, the authors have created an exciting story!
Reviewed by Ryan B., 15, Broward Mensa
Reviewed by Ryan B., 15, Broward Mensa
September 19, 2021
WARNING This has better be the 1st in a Series
It took awhile to get into the plot, but then I was hooked. My physics knowledge is abysmal, so I can only hope the science was mostly right. But here's why I held back my praise, just when I thought I was turning the page of the next chapter, the book ended!
This is either a cautionary tale, or it is up to the reader to determine if Proxima is saved. If this is just Book One, then I would have preferred to have started this book knowing it was a series. Also if it is a series when is the next one due for release? I'd have been happy if they just said there was a next book.
The plot has so much potential, depending on where they take it. And I would like to see how some of these characters develop. But I sure didn't like being left hanging. 😑
It took awhile to get into the plot, but then I was hooked. My physics knowledge is abysmal, so I can only hope the science was mostly right. But here's why I held back my praise, just when I thought I was turning the page of the next chapter, the book ended!
This is either a cautionary tale, or it is up to the reader to determine if Proxima is saved. If this is just Book One, then I would have preferred to have started this book knowing it was a series. Also if it is a series when is the next one due for release? I'd have been happy if they just said there was a next book.
The plot has so much potential, depending on where they take it. And I would like to see how some of these characters develop. But I sure didn't like being left hanging. 😑
October 19, 2021
Disclaimer: I know one of the authors personally.
I received this book as a gift. I haven’t read hard science fiction since my son convinced me to pick up Peter Hamilton earlier this year.
The near future that is developed and in which the story takes place is believable and well described. A space ecosystem of research and commerce and travel. The characters are believable, and the timelines of communication between stars and on near-light relativistic voyages is well utilized to continue the pace while keeping the thread.
I sure do hope that this is the beginning of a series, because there are too many mysteries and threads left. The book concludes at a logical place, but with the main premise still unresolved. And a few new ones that are foreshadowed. I’ll be looking forward to reading the next installment.
I received this book as a gift. I haven’t read hard science fiction since my son convinced me to pick up Peter Hamilton earlier this year.
The near future that is developed and in which the story takes place is believable and well described. A space ecosystem of research and commerce and travel. The characters are believable, and the timelines of communication between stars and on near-light relativistic voyages is well utilized to continue the pace while keeping the thread.
I sure do hope that this is the beginning of a series, because there are too many mysteries and threads left. The book concludes at a logical place, but with the main premise still unresolved. And a few new ones that are foreshadowed. I’ll be looking forward to reading the next installment.
July 14, 2023
Easy to read, fast-paced, unpretentious Asimov-style SF with a modern twist. It's one of those novels that just hits the spot. That said, it loses one stars for three reasons: (1) the artificially-drawn-out solve-the-sabotage plot in the middle of the journey to Proxima b; (2) a full stop as opposed to a proper ending...cliffhanger or not, it could have used more than what is here, and (3) the author's dedication invoking Kirk, Picard & Janeway misses the best Trek captain of them all, Sisko...so a pox on the houses of both authors.
March 15, 2025
It has its moments of being simplistic especially the first quarter or so but then the plot gets better as we learn more about the mystery and begin the journey. There's a lot of scientific explanation that one can skim over quickly if that bores you. One thing I found humorous early in the novel was the statement that sexism is a thing of the past; well there is actually quite a bit of sexism in this book with male scientists "coming to the rescue" of female scientists so the authors were not very self aware. Nevertheless, I will read the sequel.
September 6, 2021
The plot is very spotty and patched together in ways that makes it pretty boring reading. It gets point for some interesting stuff on space travel, but you don't get credit for good science unless all of it is at least half way believable. The part about the the alien race they found being genetically identical to humans just didn't wash. There were too many info dumps and too may characters walking on and off the stage.
September 4, 2021
Saving Proxima could be the start of a decent series, as long as the authors have interesting, original reasons for some of the suspension-of-disbelief-stretching plot points. There is a lot of deep science dumps at times (especially about space travel) but other parts of the book feel very thin, at least for now. The ending is a pretty obvious setup for a sequel. Let's see if there is a plan.
December 31, 2021
A fun interstellar drama with a real human heart! This is a marvelous piece from these two authors which explores a humanitarian mission to the stars. It has an amazing start and a solid middle, though I felt the end was a bit rushed. It sets up space for a potential sequel, and I'm sincerely hoping to see more!
February 26, 2022
The last quarter was superficial and rushed, with the most interesting aspect of the story glossed over with a summary. And of course, the suspected basis of the plot had to be racism. I am so sick of the leftist crap. Too bad, I enjoyed Taylor's earlier work, when he focused on story and characters, not agendas.
January 3, 2023
Silly premise , humanity discovered an alien civilization in proximal February and they turn out to be human. Even the biome is largely "earth like"
And they've got to be saved because they're not biologically diverse. I would have preferred more information on HOW the humans of Proxima arrived there, it is largely glossed over.
Weird religious undertones as well.
And they've got to be saved because they're not biologically diverse. I would have preferred more information on HOW the humans of Proxima arrived there, it is largely glossed over.
Weird religious undertones as well.
December 6, 2024
An interesting idea, with solid slightly future tech, ruined by typos, "grammos" and misused words. And not resolving the major question at all. Not even hinting at an answer.
The poor proofing constantly broke my immersion and distracted me from the story, preventing me from enjoying it as much as I should have. I won't be reading any more of it, it's just not worth the effort.
The poor proofing constantly broke my immersion and distracted me from the story, preventing me from enjoying it as much as I should have. I won't be reading any more of it, it's just not worth the effort.
February 3, 2022
Amazing
True to form, this is an amazing book. While there is a great deal of actual science in it, it’s done in a way that actually makes the flow work. The characters are awesome, and I hope the done a sequel to this one.
True to form, this is an amazing book. While there is a great deal of actual science in it, it’s done in a way that actually makes the flow work. The characters are awesome, and I hope the done a sequel to this one.
October 15, 2021
Great Tead
Good story. Good science. I sure do hope there are two or more books coming!! These two authors do write entertaining books.
Good story. Good science. I sure do hope there are two or more books coming!! These two authors do write entertaining books.
March 9, 2022
I really wanted to . . .
Like it more. Interesting writing style. I have to add 14 more words . . . I really, really wanted it to be great :). Maybe the next one.
Like it more. Interesting writing style. I have to add 14 more words . . . I really, really wanted it to be great :). Maybe the next one.
August 22, 2022
Good hard science fiction with some nice twists. I hope there's a sequel in the works.
December 8, 2022
That's a very good sci-fi book. Real science, future technologies, vision and purpose. It opens your mind. Highly recommended.
January 9, 2023
The ending begs for a sequel to finish the story !
September 12, 2023
Good but ending is weak
Population on other planet is dying out
Population on other planet is dying out
February 25, 2025
I really liked this, it was well paced; interesting and a good solid story. Doesn't require reading any further.
September 7, 2025
Decent book overall. The pacing, like some other books by Les Johnson, is a bit odd. The beginning 2/3rds of the book see events transpire at a fairly slow, dare I say languid pace, while towards the remaining 1/3rd action suddenly speeds up, but is compressed and skips over significant chunks of time, and omits many of the detailed descriptions and setups that are characteristic of the earlier sections of the book. The Spacetime War by Les Johnson is also paced like this. Nonetheless, Saving Proxima is a fairly good hard science fiction book and is worth the read. 4/5 stars.
December 2, 2021
It was okay.
I think this was going for space opera, but it didn't quite get there. Like, a lot of the situations weren't quite heightened enough to be melodrama. But it wasn't grounded enough for actual drama either. The book follows various characters, but there's not really a throughline as we go from one viewpoint to the next, giving this an episodic feel.
Put this one back in the oven, it's not ready yet.
I think this was going for space opera, but it didn't quite get there. Like, a lot of the situations weren't quite heightened enough to be melodrama. But it wasn't grounded enough for actual drama either. The book follows various characters, but there's not really a throughline as we go from one viewpoint to the next, giving this an episodic feel.
Put this one back in the oven, it's not ready yet.
November 20, 2022
Too much "woke" nonsense and it is starting to get really annoying. I'll read few more pages and if it keeps going like that, I'll just return it as unreadable. Those guys do not deserve a single penny from me.
It turned out to be a disappointment. The "sciency" stuff mas mediocre at best. End was rushed. Yawn.
It turned out to be a disappointment. The "sciency" stuff mas mediocre at best. End was rushed. Yawn.
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