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Chris wrote: "Not read Terminal World but Luke's review doesn't endear me to it's setting, story or the themes of this book.
Steampunk in the future? Different technology zones existing side by side? Requiring ..."
You don't HAVE to have read the Red Mars trilogy, you could just be a nerd and know about teraforming Mars from another source. My point is that the questions are never answered by the characters within the novel, but that doesn't matter as they are answered for knowledgeable readers.
Must admit, not having read ANY fiction about Mars, I completely missed the clues and fail to enjoy the story. Your review,however, did totally make me rethink the novel.
It also opened my eyes to an entire microgenre (Mars Fiction) that is a gaping hole in my reading background.
Loved the podcast Luke. All my Mars knowledge I picked up from Arnold Schwarzenegger so I'm obviously well versed in Marsology. In other words I'm one of those who loved the book for the story and the steampunk setting- and I need to see Arnie about getting a refund.
Read it after your review and really liked it. Could have done with a bit of tightening up I feel: some of the back and force during the journey to Spearpoint just drags and, as at that point we know which characters are - or rather are not - the main protagonists, I stopped caring a tiny bit…
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Chris wrote: "Not read Terminal World but Luke's review doesn't endear me to it's setting, story or the themes of this book.Steampunk in the future? Different technology zones existing side by side? Requiring ..."
You don't HAVE to have read the Red Mars trilogy, you could just be a nerd and know about teraforming Mars from another source. My point is that the questions are never answered by the characters within the novel, but that doesn't matter as they are answered for knowledgeable readers.
Must admit, not having read ANY fiction about Mars, I completely missed the clues and fail to enjoy the story. Your review,however, did totally make me rethink the novel. It also opened my eyes to an entire microgenre (Mars Fiction) that is a gaping hole in my reading background.
Loved the podcast Luke. All my Mars knowledge I picked up from Arnold Schwarzenegger so I'm obviously well versed in Marsology. In other words I'm one of those who loved the book for the story and the steampunk setting- and I need to see Arnie about getting a refund.
Read it after your review and really liked it. Could have done with a bit of tightening up I feel: some of the back and force during the journey to Spearpoint just drags and, as at that point we know which characters are - or rather are not - the main protagonists, I stopped caring a tiny bit…
Steampunk in the future? Different technology zones existing side by side? Requiring a full knowledge of the back-catalog of Mars books. Central characters that appear tangental to bigger story lines.
Think I might give this one a miss.