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To start, "Echoes of Earth" is "hard" science fiction, that is, the science within is technically correct as an extrapolation of present-day knowledge. This places it within the long tradition of Anderson, Asimov, and Clarke, to name a few. The protagonist, a software personality or "engram" based on Peter Alander, a human light-years away back on Earth, sent out to explore the universe, is interesting in concept, but not compelling in execution. When the Alander "copy" and its fellow crew-membe...
pas de temps mort, des évolutions de l'humanité surprenantes, des personnages intéressants, des rencontres mystérieuses et dangereuses, bien écrit, j'ai lu ce vol 1 d'une traite. Et j'ai la chance d'avoir la suite.
Post-humanAll characters in this book are something other than human; the engrams are incomplete simulations, and the post-Spike inhabitants of Sol system are beyond human. After a bright promise there is destruction on a preposterous scale. The neighborhood is quite dangerous, but is there hope? As this is the first book in a trilogy, the story is obviously not over.Five stars may be too much, but this is such a high concept hard SF book and I haven't read one of those in a while. There is the
The story is built upon real science as a good science fiction book should be but is then not afraid to leap ahead into a wildly imagined future. The main character as a damaged engram is original and works well, although it can be a bit frustrating the way he has little understanding and no control over the events unfolding. He can hardly be blamed though for as the book starts to accelerate in the second half, the grand scale of the events transpiring are mind boggling. That may be why it has
Engrams and holograms?This book is an interesting combination of science fiction and science. The engrams that are described are interesting to contemplate but in terms of actual reality maybe not so real. Having a group of benevolent aliens come to your rescue is an interesting idea, it certainly makes the book an interesting read. Definitely worth some time on a rainy or lazy weekend.
Its a real pleasure to re-read the Orphans Trilogy from Sean Williams and Shane Dix. Book One is packed full of big ideas and cataclysmic events. In 2050 the UN launches a thousand missions to explore interstellar space, the ship's staffed not with humans but engrams: software recordings of human personalities. A century later the engram of explorer Peter Allander is facing an existential crisis when aliens bestow unimaginable gifts on his mission - a library of knowledge and technological advan...
A part 2-3 passages incompréhensibles, un livre passionnant sans temps mort, des surprises, du sense of wonder -> un très bon moment.. qui fait réfléchir...
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An interesting set of ideas. Like the best Sci Fi, the interest is in the effect on the human condition
Not Bad…Worth Heading to Book 2I’m intrigued by the main concept with this book. However, the writing style of this author makes this book a more difficult read. First, the descriptions are hard to visualize. I’m always “guessing” at what something is to be like…because the author doesn’t describe it in terms that makes sense. Another is the dialog between humans and alien/or other part-human entities…it seems rather simple with a lot of “of courses.” I don’t think an alien race would have a dia...
Thanks for the book, Dad! Interesting high-tech ideas. Characters are so-so. I'm curious to see what happens.
As with their other series "Evergence" there's a bit of a learning curve to get used to what they are talking about; in this case engrams and not people being sent out to explore space. Once past that it revs up the ante with the Spinners and their gifts. Intriguing and very detailed. I'm on to book 2 - "Orphans of Space" for more!
I love this series and this concept. I am now reading the third book. :)
This was a fun book, though nothing ended up going the way I wanted. My biggest problem were how quickly The Gifts ended up not being relevant. The concept is great: a super-advanced alien race (nick-named The Spinners) sends Gifts to more primitive civilizations to help them evolve. Humanity is set in their sights, and we are given 11 "Gifts" - advancements in science, medicine, arts & cultures, starships - to help jump-start our development as a star-faring species. But are The Spinners benevo...
An interesting plot and well-written, although there were some niggles, mainly the very quick development of AI, and from an Australian reader's point of view, annoying use of US spellings (considering the writers are Australians!) and the devising of fake units in line with US/Imperial units when there are perfectly good SI units available.I look forward to the rest of the series, although how "humanity" can be saved when the apparent survivors are largely computer programs, plus one enhanced a...
