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Bezig met laden... Aquarius Rising: In the Tears of Goddoor Brian Burt
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  King_Leonidas | Nov 16, 2016 |   Aquarius Rising takes place on a post apocalyptic world where a scientist’s misguided attempt to fix the environment led to out of control green house gasses. Those in turn caused the available land to be ruined and incapable of supporting a large human population, while melting polar ice caused the ocean to cover most of the planet. Another well meaning scientist released a mutagenic virus into the human population giving some of the resultant offspring the ability to survive in the ocean. Over the past century and a half they have created thriving colonies based around living reefs. Those colonies are now in danger from a human who has decided to finish what the first scientist started. The story follows Ocypode, an Atavism or genetic throwback, neither Aquarian or Human, and the human Guardian, Dana, as they race against time and the dangers of this new Earth to protect their colony and the ocean. This book is so well written that I could taste the saltwater in the air. It was easy to get immersed (pun not intended) into this world. At first it seems nothing more than a pitiful creature against the sad hand dealt to him by life. It quickly moved into one fast paced adventure after another, each with its own emotional tug of war. The basic theme throughout this story is an analogy for the world we live in today. Perceived differences cause so much heartache and tragedy when truthfully those differences are mostly superficial and so much could be accomplished if everyone looked past those differences and worked together. Later this month I am scheduled to read book 2 of this series and I have to admit it will be difficult for me to stay on track and not read it out of turn. I can hardly wait to see what happens next. I gratefully received a copy of this book in return for a fair and honest review (  ) Ireadwhatuwrite | Mar 23, 2016 |
 The novel is well written and inventive. Having the majority of the characters as sea dwellers is innovative. I enjoyed Ocypode's dolphin and whale allies and how they were written. The culture clashes also proved intense and a bit unnerving and gave Ocypode more depth and motivation. The land versus ocean was also an interesting twist. Ocypode is a great character and is very likeable and intelligent. This book is so well written that I could taste the saltwater in the air. It was easy to get immersed (pun not intended) into this world. Later this month I am scheduled to read book 2 of this series and I have to admit it will be difficult for me to stay on track and not read it out of turn. I can hardly wait to see what happens next. This first-rate book has easily earned 4 out of 4 stars. The author writes clearly and concisely, and keeps the story moving at a good pace while peeking into the minds of various bizarre lifeforms. He gives us plenty of subplots and supporting characters without creating confusion. The grammar is impeccable. There is no drab filler material. The tension builds steadily, leading to a final showdown and a satisfying ending. As an added bonus, he refrains from using profanities and graphic sex, making the novel suitable for young readers. There are surprisingly few sci-fi novels that delve into possible water worlds of the future, in comparison to those that journey into outer space. Arthur C. Clarke and a handful of others come to mind - but even though Dolphin Island comes close, Aquarius Rising is a beast of another color. Its greater attention to building characters, exploring the motivations of a destructive mind and scientists who have 'saved' humanity by mutating it, and providing a thriller genre overlay that keeps readers involved and guessing actually places it a cut above Dolphin Island and its classic waterworld contemporaries. Readers who enjoy a hefty dose of psychological drama in their science fiction stories will be the best audience for Aquarius Rising, which creates a believable, absorbing world spiced by the motivations and madness of all its characters. I am glad that this is the first book of a series, because I want to make sure to read the sequels. Unremitting tension, vivid description that doesn’t get in the way of action, realistic emotional presentation of very strange humanoids, incredible technical tools made believable -- what more do you want in science fiction? The back story is: climate change has cataclysmically changed earth. One genius released a virus that changed about 10% of humanity into an aquatic version; another released nanomechanisms that stripped carbon dioxide from the air. However, something went wrong and this led to even worse disaster. I won’t give away the plot by telling you what the problem was. All that is in the distant past. Now, there are adapted humans in the sea, off earth on the Moon and Mars and in orbital stations, on land, and under it, all of them modified to suit their particular environments. And one man is determined to re-engineer things back to the way they were. He will stop at nothing, including murdering anyone in the way of his plans, by the thousands. The story is revealed seamlessly through the point of view of people caught up in the conflict so that I, as reader, identified with them and got caught up with their adventures. There is even a bonus. I am an obsessive editor, and get annoyed with most books because of the many technical faults. I must congratulate Brian on how “clean” his writing is: nary a typo. This book deservedly won the 2014 EPIC eBook Award for science fiction. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Aquarius Rising (1) Is opgenomen inPrijzen
On an Earth ravaged by global warming, human-dolphin hybrids called Aquarians have built thriving reef colonies among the drowned cities of the coast. Now their world is under siege from an enemy whose invisible weapon leaves no survivors. Only Ocypode the Atavism-half-human and half-Aquarian, marooned in the genetic limbo between species-knows why. Disclosing the reason could be as deadly to Aquarius as the Medusa plague itself. Ocypode and his comrades must face the perils of flight into the open ocean, a friend's betrayal, a killer storm, a lethal kelp forest haunted by mutant monsters, and a fundamental challenge to their most cherished beliefs if they are to have any hope of saving Aquarius from destruction. They must enlist allies of the most unexpected sort from the most unlikely of places. Even then-when confronted by rogue scientists determined to resurrect the land by slaughtering the sea-it may not be enough.*WINNER of the 2014 EPIC Award for BEST SCIENCE FICTION*"For those who enjoy the simple pleasures of an adventure story, Aquarius Rising can be warmly recommended. Burt does a good job of balancing action, exposition and scene-setting to create a highly colourful page-turner, full of the vivid hues and unfamiliar sights of its aquatic world and galvanised by regular tail-breadth escapes and fishy ruckuses. He also opens up the narrative in interesting ways..."--Julian White, albedo1.com Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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