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Cargando... Deception Wellpor Linda Nagata
   Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |   ) BraveKelso | Oct 23, 2019 |  ) cindywho | May 27, 2019 | Lot is the son of Jupiter, who is a leader. The story picks up on a city at the end of a Space elevator above a green but apparently deadly world. Jupiter is leading an armed assault of the city, in an attempt to get his generational ship's crew down to the planet, which he strongly believes will lead them all into peaceful Communion. The irony is lost on him, and the City people know better. Jupiter doesn't make it, and Lot is absorbed into city life - they're aware he harbours something strange, but don't yet know about the virus. Nor does Lot. Sadly whilst the author very clearly does have a good indication of what the various motivations and impressions on the characters are, and the characters themselves act very independently, the reader is frequently left somewhat at a loss as to why something's just occurred. Eventually it's all explained, but the main driving force isn't as clear as it could be. There's a neat twist at the end which links back to the 1st book in the series. Some of the social commentary is quite subtle, there's a clear distinction in the City between the 'real' humans who are >200 years old and the 'ados' who are younger than that - nano-tech Makers defeated old age in the series prelude. But for a lot of the time we don't know the ages of many of the key players, some turn out to have seen events a long time ago, and this influences their judgements today. But overall it's a bit slow and the confusion doesn't clear easily. The planet doesn't seem well realised - if it's all in Communion what do the carnivores feed on? etc. Not the best, but some interesting thoughts. I'll probably read the conclusion to the series someday. It's prefaced at the back of the ebook, and seems to at least contain the same characters. (  ) reading_fox | May 10, 2016 |  ) gregandlarry | Mar 13, 2015 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesThe Nanotech Succession (Book 2)
In a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it’s spreading fast.Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the planet, Deception Well, giving rise to deadly plagues that make the Well uninhabitable—or so most believe. Jupiter Apolinario saw it differently. He believed the planet was host to an ancient, alien mechanism of transformation meant to embrace all life forms in an ecstatic communion. Jupiter disappeared on the planet along with a handful of followers, though whether they were taken by death or transcendence, no one could say.Ten years later, Jupiter’s son, Lot, stands at the center of conflict. Like his father, Lot has a seductive presence, and a charismatic nature that seems more-than-human. People are helplessly drawn to him. Their faith in him is strong and their numbers are growing, but Lot is beset with doubts about his father’s teachings. So he sets out to learn the truth about Jupiter, about his own powerful calling as a prophet, and about the real nature of Deception Well, where a razor-thin line divides bliss from damnation.Enjoy all four books of the Nanotech Succession, a collection of stand-alone novels exploring the rise of nanotechnology and the strange and fascinating future that follows. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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