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Fairyland Author: The author of Eternal Light, Red Dust, and Pasquale's Angel, PAUL J. McAULEY has taken science fiction in dazzling new directions. With FAIRYLAND-- his most compelling, vividly imagined work to date he firmly establishes himself as one of today's major talents in the world of speculative fiction.Before he met the brilliant, hypno... more »
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Y'know, I was very curious about this book, partly because I'm a recent McAuley fan, partly because its a biotech book.
However, I gave up on the book about halfway through because he didn't get to the freaking point! I like a good story with interesting characters, and this one has it with Alex Sharkey the initial viewpoint character, but after the setting moved to Paris it got slow. And this was with a Foreign Legion deserter with a combat personality on the loose.
So, maybe I'll revisit it and pick it back up, but I think its unlikely.
However, I gave up on the book about halfway through because he didn't get to the freaking point! I like a good story with interesting characters, and this one has it with Alex Sharkey the initial viewpoint character, but after the setting moved to Paris it got slow. And this was with a Foreign Legion deserter with a combat personality on the loose.
So, maybe I'll revisit it and pick it back up, but I think its unlikely.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wow, this was a real mind-bender. Cyberpunk to the max. It was a very bizarre story, but engrossing enough that I stuck with it. The author created a very eery near-future society.
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" A wild and bizzarre vision of the future-I love this book." Pat Cadigan, author of Dirty Work
"An intelligent , fantastic, geo-political stew...rich in cultural references, believable corporate/political intrigues, and issues of self-awareness and the ethics of creation....McAuley is a Master."-
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"An intelligent , fantastic, geo-political stew...rich in cultural references, believable corporate/political intrigues, and issues of self-awareness and the ethics of creation....McAuley is a Master."-
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Genres:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Authors, A-Z >> ( M ) >> McAuley, Paul J.
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Adventure
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> General
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> High Tech