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reviewed Vesta Shutdown by Gabriele Simionato (Nuovi Mondi, #1)

Gabriele Simionato, Alessandro Alaia: Vesta Shutdown (Paperback, Italiano language, 2021, Aristea)

È l'anno 2156. Nello spazio profondo oltre Marte, i coloni di Vesta stanno per affrontare …

Ottimo per avvicinarsi al genere

Enigmi semplici. Alcuni passaggi un po' troppo dipendenti dai dadi, prima che dalle scelte del lettore. Regolamento chiaro e lineare. Ogni variazione è ben spiegata durante lo svolgimento e non crea confusione. Storia intrigante. Protagonista ben caratterizzati, ma anche abbastanza neutro da permettere di immedesimarsi.

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reviewed Halcyon Drift by Brian Stableford (Adventures of Star-Pilot Grainger/ Hooded Swan, #1)

Brian Stableford: Halcyon Drift (EBook, 2018, Wildside Press)

"Threads of the plot, of course, are much longer than the weave of the cloth." (p. 168)

I like stories like this one: slow, no haste, almost no action, not a lot of suspense, no universe shattering stakes (depending on your viewpoint at least), just a story progressing in a normal, I want to say natural, pace. It sounds really dull for some people, but for me this is wonderful. With ca. 170 pages (on my reader at least) this book is also perfect in length. It's long enough for a good story, but short enough to read it quickly. Giving Grainger the "wind" to live with is interesting, as is the way the pilot almost becomes the Hooded Swan when jacked in. I hope to see more of both in the other books.

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Jinwoo Chong: Flux (2023, Melville House Publishing)

Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon …

Engaging but confusing book, didn't quite stick the landing

A bit of a cross between "Interior Chinatown", "Loki" the tv show (I think), and "Inception" the movie. It does explore some interesting concepts.

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Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Sower (Paperback, 2000, Warner Books)

In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful …

Prophetic for its time

Adapting & building community during social collapse. Prophetic for its time, remains unsettling. God as Change could be a genuinely useful belief system. Only half a book, with ending sudden & too convenient (there is a sequel).

Reading time 5 days, 62 pages/day

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