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'Well written, fast moving and defiantly weird in places ? definitely a new voice worth listening to'- Jon Courtenay Grimwood
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An audacious and imaginative debut from a bold new voice in British science fiction.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth persevering,
By Queen of NW2 (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Debatable Space (Paperback)
The introductory pages really put me off. So much so that the book sat gathering dust for weeks on the bedside table. But I gave it another go, and I'm glad that I did. If you can break through the crust of the first 20-odd pages, you'll be rewarded with some great imaginary landscapes, ideas and future alternatives. But can't say that I liked the multi-narrator structure - to me very jarring. Maybe I'm just old fashioned. But I'd certainly consider reading what Philip Palmer comes up with next.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of the worst SF books I have ever read,
By Neil (Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Debatable Space (Paperback)
It's not often that I'll finish a book and be actually angry at how utterly awful it was, to the extent that I'll take the time to write a review to help others avoid it.
The author takes many many ideas, most of them unoriginal, and crams them all in without any any development or explanation making them completely unbelievable. Sadly a similar approach is taken to the characterisation. It's written in the style of a precocious teenager desperate to please the reader, and uses ridiculous techniques such as taking a whole page to write 'up ... up ... up ' diagonally across the page in order to describe flying... honestly. The pacing is all wrong, it's completely juvenile, the plot lines are hackneyed, and the whole thing is a waste of your time and money. If you're a fan of the likes of Iain M Banks or Alastair Reynolds, do yourself a favour and give this one a wide berth.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
unusual and engaging,
This review is from: Debatable Space (Paperback)
I don't normally write reviews - but was amazed by the number of 1 star ratings this book has got.
On one level it's classic space opera - but written with multiple perspectives, lots of ideas and some wit. I found characterisation to be good, and the story generally moved along at a decent pace. Some of the 'gimmicks' others mentioned (like using whole pages with just one symbol or word on them) I liked - and felt they added to the sort of playful style... Anyway - I'd recommend it (though I thought 'Version 43' was better...)
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