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Liu Cixin's hard science fiction stories are incredibly futuristic. Each story is a thought experiment, meticulously charted, transporting readers across galaxies. They have always been my favorite. I was impatiently waiting to lay my paws on his latest work, Supernova Era. The premise of an adult-less planet is akin to that of [b:Childhood's End|414999|Childhood's End|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320552628l/414999._SY75_.jpg|209414] , one of my all-time favorites.
I am mightily disappointed with this book. The beginning of the story, with the miniature world concept, was promising. The social and psychological impact of an extra-terrestrial catastrophe had me eagerly turning the pages. Caste system was brought back. Then the UN meeting happened and everything went [b:Lord of the Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327869409l/7624._SY75_.jpg|2766512] way. And it wasn't even chilling or barbaric as in LOTF. The turn of events were plain inexplicable and illogical. The political interactions and Davey especially reminded me of [b:Animal Farm|170448|Animal Farm|George Orwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1325861570l/170448._SY75_.jpg|2207778]. Was this book meant to be a satire? If so, I couldn't connect to it.
Liu Cixin's novels leave no phenomenon unexplained. I'm disheartened by how the author concentrated on the anthropological effects and ignored the scientific ones.
- Mutations in flora and fauna were observed immediately after the supernova explosion. What happened later? No aftereffects?
-I'm no expert in biology, but shouldn't mutations or other disturbances dis balance the ecosystem and cause further consequences? Normally, I would have overlooked the oversight, but the author generally describes such outcomes in great depth.
-How did the countries with no Big Quantum fare in the suspension period? Why are there no other instances of Big Quantum across the world?
-When America and China exchanged their territories, Big Quantum would have come under American government's control. What would it do with such computing power? Or would the game obsessed government pay no heed to the technology?
But the book had some beautiful quotes and philosophy.There are figures showing that in five thousand years of civilization, there’s been a total of just one hundred and seven years of genuine peacetime.
So true.
PS: What about a Pope, and a Dalai Lama? And religion itself.