A review by cathyatratedreads
The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach

4.0

Few science-fiction works have the concentrated power to move as Andreas Eschbach’s The Carpet Makers. Few books in general do, for that matter. While The Carpet Makers is technically science fiction, it is a novel that addresses the wide variants of human nature, of the best and worst people can be capable of. It speaks to the depths of the meanings of religion and faith and truth, and to the danger and terror of absolute power. It is a novel whose messages and story will haunt after it is finished. It is an outstanding achievement, and one deserving of more attention internationally than it has gotten to this point. Eschbach is a truly gifted writer and student of human nature.

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