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Fast paced action future thriller.
Taking off ( running or even flying) directly from the first book. The story is interesting and well constructed still focussing on the emerging posthumans struggle with the old society and its population of natural humans.
The weakness of the story is the simplistic form, to condense the story the author works with only a handful of characters, which as a consequence encounters (and survives) an incredible number of obstacles, which at times is a bit to much.
Taking off ( running or even flying) directly from the first book. The story is interesting and well constructed still focussing on the emerging posthumans struggle with the old society and its population of natural humans.
The weakness of the story is the simplistic form, to condense the story the author works with only a handful of characters, which as a consequence encounters (and survives) an incredible number of obstacles, which at times is a bit to much.
Some interesting thoughts but overall way longer than it needs to be , hard to recommend to anyone
Ramez Naam is a gifted science fiction writer. Crux is the second book in the Nexus series. Crux picks up several months following the events of Nexus. The world is in turmoil since the release of the brain-altering/transcendence-seeking/unifying street drug Nexus 5. The various sides of pro and con of technological augmentation are on the brink of war and it is not always clear who the enemies are.
I am giving Crux four stars rather than five because on a few occasions it feels like there is to much going on at once. I wanted to spend time with Kade, the protagonist from the first novel, but our views are shifted quite frequently between different characters. When you are writing a book that encompasses events across the entire globe and numerous organizations, I suppose this is necessary. This being said, Naam does a great job at tying everything together in one explosive ending.
Crux is a solid read. One that fans of science fiction and cyberpunk should look into.
I am giving Crux four stars rather than five because on a few occasions it feels like there is to much going on at once. I wanted to spend time with Kade, the protagonist from the first novel, but our views are shifted quite frequently between different characters. When you are writing a book that encompasses events across the entire globe and numerous organizations, I suppose this is necessary. This being said, Naam does a great job at tying everything together in one explosive ending.
Crux is a solid read. One that fans of science fiction and cyberpunk should look into.
Continuing on the theme of the first novel, we progress from the personal to the global, as the ability to expand beyond oneself into something new is spread to the masses.
We also get more philosophical, as the main character struggles with his own power and the responsibility that comes along with it. He is morphing into a new kind of person, and must come to terms with human nature in a balance with righteousness. Avoiding spoilers makes this difficult to convey, but the drama is worth the read.
The stage also differs from the first book in that we are no longer seeing the world through the eyes of a small rebellious group, but through the eyes of ambitious and dangerous people worldwide. Each has a goal to reach, and each approaches it in a way that can be dangerous to the world at large, if followed to a logical conclusion.
We also get more philosophical, as the main character struggles with his own power and the responsibility that comes along with it. He is morphing into a new kind of person, and must come to terms with human nature in a balance with righteousness. Avoiding spoilers makes this difficult to convey, but the drama is worth the read.
The stage also differs from the first book in that we are no longer seeing the world through the eyes of a small rebellious group, but through the eyes of ambitious and dangerous people worldwide. Each has a goal to reach, and each approaches it in a way that can be dangerous to the world at large, if followed to a logical conclusion.
See my review of Nexus - you'll love Crux for all of the same reasons. At first I thought the ending abrupt, but after rereading the tie-up of various plot lines I felt satisfied. Naam seems to have left room for a third book, though I've seen no signs of such intention. I know I'll read it if he does.
I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series. I can't wait to get the third when it comes out.
what i love the most from this series is not what is written, but the possibilities it opens. oh, to be a fly on a wall on that world.
Can hardly wait for Apex to come out.
Can hardly wait for Apex to come out.
I really enjoyed the first book - [b:Nexus|13642710|Nexus (Nexus, #1)|Ramez Naam|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347149654s/13642710.jpg|19257521], but the 2nd in the series feels like its really just biding time and setting up for a big post-human finale.
There are no real surprises here as we follow several different story lines that come together in a fairly predictable fashion in the latter half of the book. It's a little disappointing after Nexus, but it's not going to prevent me from reading the last book when it's released.
There are no real surprises here as we follow several different story lines that come together in a fairly predictable fashion in the latter half of the book. It's a little disappointing after Nexus, but it's not going to prevent me from reading the last book when it's released.