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A review by alexisrt
Supernova Era by Cixin Liu
4.0
Unlike the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy, Supernova Era has at its core a fairly simple (in theory) conceit: What would happen if all the adults disappeared? Liu engineers a supernova that causes irreparable damage to everyone over the age of 13, giving them one year to live so they can train the children. It's a little too neat, but it survives to propel the plot.
Overall, the book is a lot of fun, with less technobabble than the Earth's Past books. At only 350 pages, it largely manages to keep the action moving at a good clip. It slows down in a couple of spots, and a few things are a touch clichéd (spoiler: the American kids get their hands on all the guns). But overall, this was a good read.
Overall, the book is a lot of fun, with less technobabble than the Earth's Past books. At only 350 pages, it largely manages to keep the action moving at a good clip. It slows down in a couple of spots, and a few things are a touch clichéd (spoiler: the American kids get their hands on all the guns). But overall, this was a good read.