The Project (Sarah Clarke Trilogy Book 1)

Life and love and grief and memory and complex family dynamics. There was so much that rang true and that I really related to. Such a lovely little story. I have everything I need. It was first published here: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation is the first English-language anthology to broadly collect solarpunk short fiction, artwork, and poetry. A new genre for the 21st Century, solarpunk is a revolution against despair. Focusing on solutions to environmental disasters, solarpunk envisions a future of green, sustainable energy used by societies that value inclusiveness, cooperation, and personal freedom.

The family that rescued him adopted him but he was unmanageable, at least by them, and they basically sold him to a drug queen. One day he found out that somehow his middle brother lived. How the kid dealt with his rage really rang true. But basically Pele worked on a ship that became the Disney of the future combined with a serious research facility.

They kept postponing going off into space as was intended. Until a group of genius kids, many on the autism spectrum, forced the issue. She ended up being the only adult to go with them. It kept getting weirder and it ws almost cool but not quite for my taste. I liked the ideas of nanites, time, fairy tales and old books being important but was confused by how she put it all together. Which is no surprise because Lee is a master at short fiction. There was an extraordinary amount of worldbuilding in such a short story.

It was super cute, fast-paced, detailed but easy to follow. Unlike so many nominated stories every year. This was a big incentive to get back into it. War is with Quynh Federation. I love de Bodard. And maybe it was nominated for something? I was interested in his idea about unintended consequences of technology possibly being like invasive species that are imported to solve a problem but cause worse ones.

They killed fish to get to the plastic in their flesh. They killed kids who used suntan lotion with petrol in it. But the waters were clean at least. Madeline Ashby - Death on Mars - Dear friends. There was a lot to like with this one.

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Group dynamics, Mars exploration, choices are illness and dying and how different people react to both. I was ready to move on to another book by this point. I usually really like his work. Get the book, read it, and let me know how it is, OK? It was about super augmented soldiers, so much that their superiors control them during action entirely in zombie mode.

On the Locus recommended reading list and Hugo nominated. Not that these bots seem to mind as much. It was a charming tale. The main character was one tiny but mighty little bot. And support staff matters! I seem to recall it being OK. Overall, most of the stories in this are quite good. Of those I didn't enjoy, one was just so over-the-top that I couldn't relate to it in any way, one just never drew me in enough to do more than skim, and one made me want to punch the author but was probably included for a fascinating sentient race.

As a whole, I recommend the collection. Read down for more Overall, most of the stories in this are quite good. Read down for more specifics about individual stories. It reminded me of The Emperor's Soul , both because of the forgery theme, and because of the intensity of the project. At first, I wasn't expecting much. Yeah, yeah, last survivors of warships trying to kill one another, but then it turned into something beautiful.

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I liked the idea behind the story better than the story. It felt more literary than SF, though it certainly contained obvious SF elements. I feel like I'm missing some cultural detail that would make it make more sense to me. As is, I felt like it ended too soon and was in need of more I have a sneaking suspicion it was written for a themed anthology There goes that theory.

Still, it feels a bit forced to me, though there's nothing specific I can point at for why it feels that way. It might have felt less forced if view spoiler [there had been more than one single family as survivors hide spoiler ]. With tighter editing, this would have been excellent. As is, there's an excellent story with unnecessary trappings.

I like the sense of a near-alien perspective, in the off-spellings and the sole use of "they" pronouns. As a comedy piece, it kind of works. As anything else, not so much. I don't relate to the over-the-top sisterly banter, at all. The idea of making violence-prone people's bodies unable to produce adrenaline and other mood-altering chemicals is interesting, as is the underdog fighting the big empire. The end was a bit of a letdown, though.

Uncanny Valley by Greg Egan Tor. The first issue is the beginning. I tried to start reading this several times, before deciding I just wasn't getting through section 1, and moving onto section 2, to see if that would draw me in. And most of the rest is a fascinating look at a rich, dying eccentric creating an AI robot of himself.

Of course, the old man had his secrets If the ending had actually been an interesting discovery, rather than a pointless accident, I would have enjoyed this one a lot more. Also, there was no good reason for the POV character's rant about calling them "whales", when she herself used the term in her own thoughts. Delete delete delete, and fix the ending, and this would be quite good. Orphan winds up in the interstellar drug trade, discovers his brother might also have survived.

I wound up skimming to make it through. There were occasional lovely, fascinating passages, with a bunch uninteresting stuff in between. I think it would have worked better if it had stuck with the fairy-tale framing, with a lot less nitty-gritty stuff from the "real" story. I liked the idea of navigating the universe being tied to Polynesian way-finding. I found the story seed implausible though more might have been explained in the stuff I skimmed past: Didn't work for me. I don't think that was the intent, but it certainly can be read that way.

And one of Lee's best short stories especially if you already enjoy Jedao from the MoE trilogy. I'd read this one before on Tor. Loved it then, still love it now. Of course, nothing "good" lasts forever The plastic-eating-squid-that-replicate would make for a good Lovecraftian horror, but here they're just a foil for the boatbuilder. Still lovely, with gorgeous writing, but not quite what I wanted out of it. During Clarke's senior year at university she studied in Bologna, February 16 , in St.

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Actress Writer Producer Self. Eleanor Wish credit only. Eliana is a trained archaeologist, but is now helping her husband to raise more capital for his latest invention called The Auriga Project, which will radically change space travel forever. Auriga means charioteer in Latin, named after a famous Greek King. The special event starts out okay as one would expect. The plan was to demonstrate the new invention to the important guests by actually sending an object from Earth to the Moon. Something drastically goes wrong and Eliana is transported instead to another world in the galaxy.

Most people assume Eliana would not have survived the translocation, but Amon is convinced she may still be alive and he will find her no matter the cost. Eliana finds herself alive and alone on another planet with superstitious natives living in a small village by the sea.

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She must find a way to survive until Amon comes for her. Each day is a struggle and the natives seem to be controlled by some sinister force that exists in a ruined and deserted city that contains long forgotten secrets and technology. I give this book Five Stars because the story is mysterious, entertaining and fast paced.

The plot combines future world science and technology with old world civilizations and customs. The characters are memorable. The writing and dialogue are excellent. I look forward to reading more books in this Translocator Trilogy and other stories by this author.

Feb 25, Meenaz Lodhi rated it it was amazing. This series has it all! Sci fy, a touch of fantasy, teleportation, high tech and primitive beings on another planet. Fast paced, action and thriller, with mystery and intrigue. I was transported willingly with Eliana, alas to fight for survival and understand the primitive ways and culture.

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Amazing and very imaginative plot! This is a romance novel posing as a work of SF. The author should find an editor to deconstruct this crap and reassemble it into something readable. What a disappointing read and I had high hopes.

I don't believe in reading a novel partway and then giving it up if it is bad, but I should have broken my rule for this steaming pile of crap! Dec 04, Jackie rated it it was amazing. What an intoxicating story of outer space. Just loved this first time read from this new author to me.

Sep 21, Ann Thomas rated it it was amazing. Very interesting idea, mixing science fiction technology with an ancient Mayan civilisation. The story works on both sides and draws the characters vividly. The technology is explained in enough detail to be convincing without blinding the reader with science and the same goes for the Mayan language. I found the plot gripping and couldn't put it down. I immediately bought book two.

Whoa, what a trip! I felt so bad for Amon, I totally thought he was going to go mad scientist, which I think he partly did. The Hopper is a way better name than the official one they named BTW. Eliana, she must have been freaked the "F" out when that happened to her, although she seemed to pick-up the language pretty well. I am enthralled by their "gods" as they call them, I think there is something totally sinister going on on the other side of "the wall", especially since they are using chips Whoa, what a trip! I am enthralled by their "gods" as they call them, I think there is something totally sinister going on on the other side of "the wall", especially since they are using chips embedded in the people and hlograms Awesome book and am super looking forward to the follow-up.

I sped through this in less than a week. A solid adventure in the style of classic Golden Age scifi with a diverse poc cast to boot. The relationship between Amon and Eliana was beautiful and I loved the ending. The chief was my favorite character and I loved experiencing ancient Mayan culture. A solid book and perfect for fans of Asimov, Clarke and other classic scifi. Looking forward to the sequels! I really enjoyed this debut sci-fi thriller from M G Heron.

The atmosphere has echoes of Stargate, and there is a dreamy aura of looking up in the stars, wondering what far-flung worlds the Translocator might project to next. The chapters alternate between Earth and the other place don't want to give away too much , which makes for a great rhythm.

The tribe and their rituals are interesting, and it reminded me of Apocalypto. I'm looking forward to see how this plays out in the upcoming books! A solidly written well paced adventure with a well researched look into ancient Mayan culture. Good for fams of Stargate, StarTrek, and classic scifi. Eliana and Amon have a wonderful marriage and Heron shows talent in coveying the social dynamics pf a whole village. Can't wait for the sequel. I am already spinning my own theories on what happens next.

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Jul 27, BP34 rated it really liked it. Well written science fiction book with lots of action.

It rotates between the Earth, the Moon and the planet of Kubal. A transformer accident causes archaeologist Eliana to be stranded on the strange planet of Kubal. Lots of action, danger and suspense, but we are left with many unanswered questions that hopefully will be answered in the next book in the trilogy. I expected to like this more