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lorune's review against another edition
4.0
Very intresting but also weird book to read, the end really left me a bit puzzled, and i had to re-read the last few pages to really grasp it.
cosmicseahorse's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really enjoyable and page-turning science fiction. I agree with other reviews that this universe and the characters have lots of potential to be expanded on. I look forward to reading more from Simon West-Bulford.
jazmin5644's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thekarpuk's review against another edition
5.0
I can't be the only person who grew up loving impossibly large things? Death Stars, Dinosaurs, predictions of life thousands of years from now, it all kept me spellbound as a kid.
There are moments in the Soul Consortium that give me the same sort of giddy feeling I usually only get from stuff like Iain Banks' novels and giant Hellboy villains.
Keeping a story that spans the existence of the universe and beyond and involves galaxy murdering AI and an evil that essentially confirms that the universe abhors a vacuum should be something only possible through a nerd with an intense case of self-diagnosed aspergers, who would create a convoluted story which only other self-diagnosed aspergers sufferers would indulge in.
But no, it's accessible and at times quite moving. West-Bulford has a clear, clean style that let's the ambition hit you full in the face. He never let's the reader get weighed down by the minutiae.
It's all achieved in a surprisingly reasonable length. It's nice to see science fiction that doesn't abuse my time.
There are moments in the Soul Consortium that give me the same sort of giddy feeling I usually only get from stuff like Iain Banks' novels and giant Hellboy villains.
Keeping a story that spans the existence of the universe and beyond and involves galaxy murdering AI and an evil that essentially confirms that the universe abhors a vacuum should be something only possible through a nerd with an intense case of self-diagnosed aspergers, who would create a convoluted story which only other self-diagnosed aspergers sufferers would indulge in.
But no, it's accessible and at times quite moving. West-Bulford has a clear, clean style that let's the ambition hit you full in the face. He never let's the reader get weighed down by the minutiae.
It's all achieved in a surprisingly reasonable length. It's nice to see science fiction that doesn't abuse my time.
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