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A review by avetzan
Лестница Шильда by Greg Egan, Грег Иган
5.0
One of the hardest science fiction works out there and yet only occasionally did I get lost in the advanced quantum mechanics and speculative theories that this story is based upon. Characters are relatable and humourous even though they are very far removed from the humanity of today. The worldbuilding is expansive and fun. I think these are all testaments to the quality of Egan's writing when he takes such situations that are barely within human understanding and makes them not only plausible and believable but interesting and intriguing alongside providing good dynamics and subtleties and commentary.
I listened to this on audible and the performance is very good, though I did listen to most of it at 2x speed.
My only complaint is that the ending comes sooner than I wished it would, and that I think there's still a lot of interesting things to explore. It feels as though it ends after the highest point of action is resolved but I still wanted to see how the story went on just that little bit further beyond the events depicted, though I won't stray into spoilers.
Definitely recommended to anyone who likes hard science fiction stories.
I listened to this on audible and the performance is very good, though I did listen to most of it at 2x speed.
My only complaint is that the ending comes sooner than I wished it would, and that I think there's still a lot of interesting things to explore. It feels as though it ends after the highest point of action is resolved but I still wanted to see how the story went on just that little bit further beyond the events depicted, though I won't stray into spoilers.
Definitely recommended to anyone who likes hard science fiction stories.