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Idioma English
Publicado el 6 de agosto de 2024 por Orbit.
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end.The Carryx – part empire, part hive – have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin.
Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team. Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them.
They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price …
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end.The Carryx – part empire, part hive – have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin.
Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team. Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them.
They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure. Only Dafyd and a handful of his companions see past the Darwinian contest to the deeper game that they must play to survive: learning to understand – and manipulate – the Carryx themselves.
With a noble but suicidal human rebellion on one hand and strange and murderous enemies on the other, the team pays a terrible price to become the trusted servants of their new rulers.
Dafyd Alkhor is a simple man swept up in events that are beyond his control and more vast than his imagination. He will become the champion of humanity and its betrayer, the most hated man in history and the guardian of his people.
This is where his story begins.
Starts dark and goes darker. Only shows a glimpse of sunlight toward the end. A very thrilling read that does an excellent job at mirroring the dreadful and slow moving time our human heroes endure. Their powerlessness is palpable and the books offers no respite until the smallest off a sliver on the last 20 pages. Loved it and look forward to the next iteration.
Gerçekten, ne okudum ben? Karakterlerin düştüğü şaşkınlığı bende de yaşatma konusunda harika iş çıkarttı. Mevzulara anlam vermek, bir şeyleri tahmin etmek için tırmaladım.
Kitabın çoğunun aynı mekanda geçmesi, bilinmezlikler, alışılmadık şunlar vs. çok fazla gelince pek bir zevk alamadım. Expanse böyle değildi. Bambaşka yerlere gidip bambaşka ortamlarda bulunuyor, tanıdık insanların bilindik eylemlerini ve sonuçlarını ön görmeye çalışıyorduk. Bu kitap bambaşka.
Keyif almadım. Serinin devamını okumayı daha sonra değerlendireceğim. Kitap, kendi manası bakımından doğru bir teknik tutturmuş ama o "mana" pek de eğlendirmiyor ya da ufuk açmıyor. Okuduğunuza değeceğini düşünmüyorum.
EDİT: Belirtme ihtiyacı hissediyorum. Dungeon Crawler Carl'dan sonra uzun süredir bir dungeon crawl kitabı arıyordum. Bilimkurgu ile birleştirilmiş bir örneği duruyor karşımızda. Ama... İşte. Tatsız. Kalp kırıcı bir durum.
This book was different than anything I've read in a while. It is complex, emotional, and plays out in different perspectives and goals. It's hard to describe but it's nothing like The Expanse. The story started out a little bit confusing and it was not what I thought it would be, and yet it evolved into something I felt was amazing. It's written in complex layers much like Stephen King's elaborate story weaving. I wanted so bad to love it at 5 stars but I finish this book wanting to read it again for better understanding. It was amazing, really, but it will take some time to digest it all. I think it boils down to a scenario and species that is so different from anything I've internalized before from a book.
I saw this just sitting on the shelf at my local library, not even realizing the James S.A. Corey had released the start of a new series! I had to pick this up and was pleased to see that it's quite a departure from the Expanse series, most notably that we see the aliens in the universe rather than them essentially being dead elder gods.
Having no previous expectations, I went into this completely cold and enjoyed it quite a bit as the authors crafted a rich universe and a number of characters to work with. At least at this point, I don't feel like any of the characters are as rich as those from The Expanse, but I know them through 9 novels + 9 novellas, so I'll give that some time. I'm definitely looking forward to the next one.
Lots of alien culture clash and dealing with trauma; compelling.
Most reviews are filled with spoilers, it's good. I cannot wait for the next book.
