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“Petered off towards the end.”
Joseph Roe wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Brilliant. My favourite of Reynolds' works.”
Michael R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A really big scope, fantastic sci-fi theme but it runs out of puff a bit at the end.”
Mike W wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Must read!”
Giurlanda D wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this book, but it was Alastair Reynolds weakest book. It lost pace in the middle and I was not able to approach the remainder of it with the same level of enthusiasm.”
Phil E wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As always, a very solid good read from Reynolds. The plot and characters were well thought out, although the 2nd protagonist, Svetlana, behaved in some ways that just didn't ring totally true for me. There was one section near the end of the novel, that just didn't quite work for me either, but 20 pages out of a 600 page book, that wasn't too bad for me!
Mike L wrote this review Tuesday, June 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It's very much a self contained book, with possibilities for a sequel, but if there isn't one, that's okay too... A good story, well told.”
“The tale of two friends takes places in a good sci-fi setting. Lots of wonder and mystery make this a nice stand alone book ”
Michael H wrote this review Wednesday, January 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“To sum this book up in one word - BIG. The story starts thousands of years in the future, comes back to the 23rd century, then ends up millions of years from now. The plot is as exciting as one would expect of a space opera and it builds on themes of humanity, first contact and friendship.
Eclipsing Binary wrote this review Thursday, December 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The characters are well developed, the relationships are real and the science is fun. The politics never overshadow the human issues and for me that is really important in a good BIG sci-fi story.
My only complaint is that it isn't big enough. I wanted more when I'd finished.”
“Twenty years ago, nanotech was a hot property word. Coined to refer to the technology of tiny machines the size of molecules, nanotech now is passe'.
Helge M wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I give you - femtotech!
Heh. I don't know if Reynolds was the first to dream up that word - a logical evolution in sf techno babble, of course - but however the word ended up in Pushing Ice, Reynolds makes good use of it and any number of other sf tropes to serve up a great adventure. Accompany Bella and Svetlana on an involuntary journey to a distant goal. They must struggle to keep their crew alive, and things seem to go well until ... well. You gotta read the story, see?
Reynolds does a splendid job realizing his main characters, making us care about them, and root for them through their struggles. This is a fast paced story, and for all its almost 600 pages (about 1/3 again as long as a typical sf novel), it doesn't seem like it is nearly that long a book.
Highly recommended.”
“Great book and very typical Reynolds. And I mean this in a good way. Reynolds has a way of creating a story that sucks you in and won't let you put down the book until you're on the last page. This novel does not disappoint in that regard. It has all the elements of a great story; friendship turned into enmity, a crew of a mining ship sent on a science mission for all of humanity only to find themselves in a struggle of life and death and aliens that appear helpful, but might not be. There are not the same huge plot twists in here as in some other Reynolds books, but that does not make it any less exciting. A very good read and I can highly recommend it.”
Comrade Charlie wrote this review Tuesday, September 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
