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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson
Recommended reading for the solar eclipse, seeing as how a solar eclipse in the mid-1800's features prominently(ish).
I am quite pleased with how much I enjoyed this story!
It's a fun science+magic tale involving a nerd, a military dude, more nerds, and witches. And time travel. And machines. And secret government agencies. And naked Vikings.
It sounds pretty messy and it kind of is but not in a frustrating way. Actually, I was impressed with how well-thought-out the logic behind science+magic and time travel was! Typically, I roll my eyes a lot at this kind of thing, whining to myself about how that's just so unrealistic and couldn't ever happen for reasons but this time, I kept thinking, "Yes, that could work! This is genius!"
The two mainmain characters are a tad boring, nothing overly endearing or interesting about them, but the supporting cast is delightful and a little diverse. Not full-spectrum, or anything, but more than just default white people.
Happily, the full-cast audio for this worked perfectly; listening was never a chore.
Unfortunately, this is not a stand-alone. Judging by that ending, there's more story on its way.
I am quite pleased with how much I enjoyed this story!
It's a fun science+magic tale involving a nerd, a military dude, more nerds, and witches. And time travel. And machines. And secret government agencies. And naked Vikings.
It sounds pretty messy and it kind of is but not in a frustrating way. Actually, I was impressed with how well-thought-out the logic behind science+magic and time travel was! Typically, I roll my eyes a lot at this kind of thing, whining to myself about how that's just so unrealistic and couldn't ever happen for reasons but this time, I kept thinking, "Yes, that could work! This is genius!"
The two mainmain characters are a tad boring, nothing overly endearing or interesting about them, but the supporting cast is delightful and a little diverse. Not full-spectrum, or anything, but more than just default white people.
Happily, the full-cast audio for this worked perfectly; listening was never a chore.
Unfortunately, this is not a stand-alone. Judging by that ending, there's more story on its way.