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Bezig met laden... Rejoice, a Knife to the Heartdoor Steven Erikson
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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. Narrator Laurence Bouvard absolutely destroyed this book. She is okay when simply reading but she tries to do voices with dialog. well. Steven Erikson is a brilliant writer of epic fantasy i have loved and followed for years. this sf novel about human nature and how to fix it, within a framework of first contact, is something very different. it's a parable, a broadside, an encomium, a diatribe. i'm all for original narratives about first contact (so many of which are all too standard), so this shakes up the form, and i'm largely onboard with the politics of the world as he describes it, so i've got considerable sympathy for the argument. but the practical application of the argument in the world, within this book, that part seems to me pretty shaky, and short on details. that's just not the part that interests him, and it shows. and it made me think about how much more Iain M. Banks does in his Culture books with more or less the same set of premises. Rejoice: a knife to the heart I haven’t read any science fiction for years and I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It starts in Victoria, British Columbia where science fiction writer Samantha August is abducted on a busy street by extra terrestrials. At the same time, Exclusion Zones begin to appear around the world, except in the USA, China, Russia which are considered to be aggressors. These force fields are part of the Intervention by an ET called Adam who has a two month dialogue with Samantha explaining the reasons for the intervention in order to clean up the planet, restore human dignity and peace and to prepare the planet Mars for human colonization. Many characters pop in and out including corrupt industrialists, media moguls, arms dealers, drug addicts, refugees, political and religious leaders while the Exclusion zones reduce pollution, armed conflicts, homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence etc. The intervention provides the tools for humanity to change the current world to one of peace if leaders choose to the right path forward. Samantha August becomes the spokesperson and delivers an address to the United Nations explaining the intervention and the opportunity to improve lives. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Imagine a First Contact without contact, and an alien arrival where no aliens show up. Imagine the sudden appearance of exclusion zones all over the planet, into which no humans are allowed. Imagine an end to all violence, from the schoolyard bully to nations at war. Imagine an end to borders, an end to all crime. Imagine a world where hate has no outlet and the only harm one can do is to oneself. Leaders of governments are not in the loop. Scientists have no answers. The military's hardware has stopped working. We're calling, but ET's not answering. Imagine a world transformed, but with no guidance and no hint of what's coming next. What would you do? How would you feel? What questions can you ask - what questions dare you ask - when the only possible answers come from the all-too-human face in your mirror? On the day of First Contact, it won't be about them. It will be about us."-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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