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Central Station
by Lavie Tidhar
A mosaic novel of Central Station, a major space port right next to Tel Aviv and set a couple of centuries into the future.
The story follows a group of loosely connected individuals through a science fictional stew of a setting. We have a robot priest, a cyborg family matriarch, a prodigal son returning with a martian parasite, AIs called Others, a data vampire, a cyborg super soldier falling in love and children who may be in the process of transcendence. That's all on the back of a settled solar system, incipient interstellar travel and an incredibly mature virtual fabric where things done in immersive MMO type worlds can be legitimate jobs.
There's not so much of a through plot here. It's all about the individual characters and their stories and how it all weaves a fabric. It's idea-rich, characterful, clever and uplifting. There's also a game for the reader in how many classic SF references you can find.
Lots of fun, brilliant ideas, but I think it would have needed more of a plot if it had gone longer.
The story follows a group of loosely connected individuals through a science fictional stew of a setting. We have a robot priest, a cyborg family matriarch, a prodigal son returning with a martian parasite, AIs called Others, a data vampire, a cyborg super soldier falling in love and children who may be in the process of transcendence. That's all on the back of a settled solar system, incipient interstellar travel and an incredibly mature virtual fabric where things done in immersive MMO type worlds can be legitimate jobs.
There's not so much of a through plot here. It's all about the individual characters and their stories and how it all weaves a fabric. It's idea-rich, characterful, clever and uplifting. There's also a game for the reader in how many classic SF references you can find.
Lots of fun, brilliant ideas, but I think it would have needed more of a plot if it had gone longer.