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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 Oh Man it started sooo good, the concept is really intriguing, but... What the hell is wrong with those characters.
Julian the "super hero cop" was an cheating asshole, the whole time he was praising himself for moral and decency but was cheating on his wife, with whom he has a child, he rather spend time with his affair then with his own child come on, the same is to say for Alison.. didn't like either of them, also not sure why they were there the whole time.
Mal and Lee could have had more screentime and be more important than they were, not sure what their mission was, Lee was afraid the whole time didn't do anything, shouldn't she be a Monster Hunter of some sort.
The "human" character that I liked and was actually helpfull in some ways was Kay.
Julian the "super hero cop" was an cheating asshole, the whole time he was praising himself for moral and decency but was cheating on his wife, with whom he has a child, he rather spend time with his affair then with his own child come on, the same is to say for Alison.. didn't like either of them, also not sure why they were there the whole time.
Mal and Lee could have had more screentime and be more important than they were, not sure what their mission was, Lee was afraid the whole time didn't do anything, shouldn't she be a Monster Hunter of some sort.
The "human" character that I liked and was actually helpfull in some ways was Kay.
A tremendous book. Possibly my favorite Tchaikovsky to date, which is already a high bar to clear after Alien Clay.
C’est ce que j’appelle un coup de coeur pas volé. Mais alors pas volé du tout.
Wow ce livre est fantastique.
Il raconte les histoires parallèles de plusieurs personnages, dont celle de Lee, une jeune femme dont l’amour, Mal, a disparu quelques années plus tôt, et celle de Julian Sabreur, un agent du MI5 dont la mission est de protéger une physicienne, Kay Amal Khan, très connue pour ses travaux controversés. Un mélange entre thriller policier et science-fiction aux airs de fin du monde, ce livre a été une petite pépite à lire: je n’ai juste pas pu le poser. On est habitués aux travaux fantastiques d’Adrian, mais là, c’est du lourd, vraiment. Pour sur, un de mes gros coups de coeur de l’année.
This is what I call a well deserved favourite. Very, very well deserved.
Wow this book is fantastic.
It narrates multiple parallel stories, amongst them Lee’s, a young woman whose lover, Mal, disappeared many years ago, and Julian Sabreur’s, a MI5 agent whose mission is to protect a well known physicist, Kay Amal Khan, who works on controversial projects. A mix between thriller and science-fiction with an end of the world atmosphere, this book is a gem to read: I just could not let it go.
We are used to great works from Adrian, but here, it’s fantastic, really. For sure, one of my best reads of the year.
Il raconte les histoires parallèles de plusieurs personnages, dont celle de Lee, une jeune femme dont l’amour, Mal, a disparu quelques années plus tôt, et celle de Julian Sabreur, un agent du MI5 dont la mission est de protéger une physicienne, Kay Amal Khan, très connue pour ses travaux controversés. Un mélange entre thriller policier et science-fiction aux airs de fin du monde, ce livre a été une petite pépite à lire: je n’ai juste pas pu le poser. On est habitués aux travaux fantastiques d’Adrian, mais là, c’est du lourd, vraiment. Pour sur, un de mes gros coups de coeur de l’année.
This is what I call a well deserved favourite. Very, very well deserved.
Wow this book is fantastic.
It narrates multiple parallel stories, amongst them Lee’s, a young woman whose lover, Mal, disappeared many years ago, and Julian Sabreur’s, a MI5 agent whose mission is to protect a well known physicist, Kay Amal Khan, who works on controversial projects. A mix between thriller and science-fiction with an end of the world atmosphere, this book is a gem to read: I just could not let it go.
We are used to great works from Adrian, but here, it’s fantastic, really. For sure, one of my best reads of the year.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No