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Return to the universe of Ragnarok - an epic space opera that pulls together ancient history, the dark events of the twentieth century and the far future. A perfect book for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.
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The second volume of Meaney's epic Ragnarok space opera trilogy. The dark matter in the universe is alive and is seeking to pervert human history to its own ends. Its influence has reached back into the dark ages, to the centre of the 3rd Reich and 600 years into the future. The Ragnarok universe not only provides a stunning SF rationale for Norse mythology but posits a world where pilots are locked into symbiotic relationships with their ships and the cities can come alive.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
John Meaney is one of those authors that you either love or hate. I love the guys writing, the hard combat, the speed of thought and the idea's that seem to keep flying around and hitting you like neutrino's. It's cleverly plotted and of course it has a pace that few authors can manage to keep up with let alone emulate.
Add to this an almost adult by the hand guide through the work as it wends it way through numerous characters and timelines as well as a great use of prose and it's a title that I absolutely adored as there's something for everyone within be it good old fashioned Scandinavian mythology or even an honour system alongside a dark future.
All in this is a cracking piece of fiction and a pure joy to read, just prepare to leave grip marks within the titles pages.
Add to this an almost adult by the hand guide through the work as it wends it way through numerous characters and timelines as well as a great use of prose and it's a title that I absolutely adored as there's something for everyone within be it good old fashioned Scandinavian mythology or even an honour system alongside a dark future.
All in this is a cracking piece of fiction and a pure joy to read, just prepare to leave grip marks within the titles pages.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love John Meaney's way with ideas and lanuguage; I always approach a new Meaney book with anticipation of a towering story, fascinating characters, lots and lots of suspense, and confidence that I'm in good hands; eventually, every thread in the web in which he's snagged the reader is going to be recognized as part of an exciting and ultimately satisying larger pattern.
Ragnarok is more than a web--it's a tapestry with designs so engaging that I forget to see the individual threads Meaney uses to construct it. Two volumes in, it's a work of amazing craftsmanship that I suspect I may only fully recognize it when I've finally turned the last page of the last book.
How will a young berserker from the 7th century AD, a physicist from the mid-20th century and her 21st centuy grandson, a 27th century Pilot and his Ship, a young Seeker with no memory from our far future, and a host of other captivating characters play their parts in a battle to keep all of spacetime from being subsumed by a ravening Darkness that devours millions of minds at a time? Certainly there are few answers in this second volume, and none that are not woven into even bigger questions. What there is is lots of good writing and storytelling and character development and forward motion that will have me queueing up for the next volume.
I'm a little disappointed there's no US Kindle edition of either this or the previous volume. Gollancz should get on that.
Ragnarok is more than a web--it's a tapestry with designs so engaging that I forget to see the individual threads Meaney uses to construct it. Two volumes in, it's a work of amazing craftsmanship that I suspect I may only fully recognize it when I've finally turned the last page of the last book.
How will a young berserker from the 7th century AD, a physicist from the mid-20th century and her 21st centuy grandson, a 27th century Pilot and his Ship, a young Seeker with no memory from our far future, and a host of other captivating characters play their parts in a battle to keep all of spacetime from being subsumed by a ravening Darkness that devours millions of minds at a time? Certainly there are few answers in this second volume, and none that are not woven into even bigger questions. What there is is lots of good writing and storytelling and character development and forward motion that will have me queueing up for the next volume.
I'm a little disappointed there's no US Kindle edition of either this or the previous volume. Gollancz should get on that.
Format:Hardcover
This is not a book for SF novices. Fans of Phil Dick, though, will love this. A pleasing romp through the mad, bad and just plain dangerous.
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An epic SF tale
After the first fairly complex book, the second installment of the Ragnarok trilogy really brings the action to a high and intense level and Meany is starting to show glimpses of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jorgen Lindegaard
The middle
So two books in now and the plot hasn't really advanced that much. I still had the same questions at the end of book 2 as I had with book 1.
Published 1 month ago by David
An Oasis
This book is an oasis of excellence in the desert of mediocrity which is contemporary science fiction. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mark Downing
Darkness visible
This is the second book in Meaney's Ragnarok trilogy, and if you enjoyed the earlier book, Absorption (Ragnarok 1), published in 2010, I think you'll like this too. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Harris
strength to strength
This is the second part of Meaney's Ragnarok trilogy and it just keeps getting better. I am a huge fan of all his work including the Tristopolis novels and the novels Edge and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by miles
edgy, exciting, fast paced and well plotted
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First let me start this by saying i really am not a fan of Sci-fi, i will watch it, but cant really read it. Read more
First let me start this by saying i really am not a fan of Sci-fi, i will watch it, but cant really read it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Parm
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