Ian Sudderth reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Just a lot of fun
4 stars
Great plot, great world, amazing characters, so fun and funny
eBook, 336 pages
English language
Published March 21, 2017 by Tor Books.
4 stars
(23 reviews)
The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Redshirts and Old Man's War
Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible—until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.
Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It’s a hedge against interstellar war—and, for the empire’s rulers, a system of control.
The Flow is eternal—but it’s not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it’s discovered that the entire Flow is moving, …
The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Redshirts and Old Man's War
Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible—until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.
Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It’s a hedge against interstellar war—and, for the empire’s rulers, a system of control.
The Flow is eternal—but it’s not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it’s discovered that the entire Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals—a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency—must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.
Billy The Kid reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
The Collapsing Empire
5 stars
Felt more like a soap opera than a space opera at times.
There's a lot of people thinking about, talking about and having sex. There's a lot of scheming and plotting that sometimes makes sense but often doesn't.
PS: I'm looking to have a good time reading a book so I try to meet the book I'm reading halfway and appreciate what it's trying to do instead of comment on what I think the author should have done.
So I rolled with it, strapped on my suspension of disbelief pants and enjoyed the ride.
John Scalzi is an amazing writer; every few pages I would have to stop reading and sit there, stunned, by how funny a joke was, or how well set up a scene was, etc.
He managed to immerse me in this universe with an empire on the verge of collapse that felt real(ish) and lived in …
Felt more like a soap opera than a space opera at times.
There's a lot of people thinking about, talking about and having sex. There's a lot of scheming and plotting that sometimes makes sense but often doesn't.
PS: I'm looking to have a good time reading a book so I try to meet the book I'm reading halfway and appreciate what it's trying to do instead of comment on what I think the author should have done.
So I rolled with it, strapped on my suspension of disbelief pants and enjoyed the ride.
John Scalzi is an amazing writer; every few pages I would have to stop reading and sit there, stunned, by how funny a joke was, or how well set up a scene was, etc.
He managed to immerse me in this universe with an empire on the verge of collapse that felt real(ish) and lived in by real(ish) people which kept me engaged and interested in seeing what would happen next.
The POV characters are all great in their own ways and have such different voices which made reading their chapters fun. All their story threads tie up neatly at the end of the book which I really appreciated.
Kiva is the best though, she's completely absurd and definitely who I want to be when I grow up and become the rich nymphomaniac noble lady I'm meant to be.
If you're looking for a well written and fun raunchy and rompy space opera, the Collapsing Empire is definitely a good one of those.
I'm curious to see how this series continues and I'm interested to see if it can deliver on the story threads it sets up here.
Billy The Kid reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
The Collapsing Empire
5 stars
Felt more like a soap opera than a space opera at times.
There's a lot of people thinking about, talking about and having sex. There's a lot of scheming and plotting that sometimes makes sense but often doesn't.
PS: I'm looking to have a good time reading a book so I try to meet the book I'm reading halfway and appreciate what it's trying to do instead of comment on what I think the author should have done.
So I rolled with it, strapped on my suspension of disbelief pants and enjoyed the ride.
John Scalzi is an amazing writer; every few pages I would have to stop reading and sit there, stunned, by how funny a joke was, or how well set up a scene was, etc.
He managed to immerse me in this universe with an empire on the verge of collapse that felt real(ish) and lived in …
Felt more like a soap opera than a space opera at times.
There's a lot of people thinking about, talking about and having sex. There's a lot of scheming and plotting that sometimes makes sense but often doesn't.
PS: I'm looking to have a good time reading a book so I try to meet the book I'm reading halfway and appreciate what it's trying to do instead of comment on what I think the author should have done.
So I rolled with it, strapped on my suspension of disbelief pants and enjoyed the ride.
John Scalzi is an amazing writer; every few pages I would have to stop reading and sit there, stunned, by how funny a joke was, or how well set up a scene was, etc.
He managed to immerse me in this universe with an empire on the verge of collapse that felt real(ish) and lived in by real(ish) people which kept me engaged and interested in seeing what would happen next.
The POV characters are all great in their own ways and have such different voices which made reading their chapters fun. All their story threads tie up neatly at the end of the book which I really appreciated.
Kiva is the best though, she's completely absurd and definitely who I want to be when I grow up and become the rich nymphomaniac noble lady I'm meant to be.
If you're looking for a well written and fun raunchy and rompy space opera, the Collapsing Empire is definitely a good one of those.
I'm curious to see how this series continues and I'm interested to see if it can deliver on the story threads it sets up here.
Tom Boucher reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Review of 'The Collapsing Empire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was an excellent political intrigue in space story. So well crafted that I didn’t want to put it down to see where it twisted next. Looking forward to more in this universe.
tivasyk reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Review of 'The Collapsing Empire' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
вельми непогано.
ASquareClaire reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Review of 'The Collapsing Empire' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Scalzi is a casual feminist, and he makes me happy. The characters in this book are a perfect example - the roles women and men are basically interchangeable all over the place, and without any fuss. People are just people. Personalities are just personalities.
Subjects
- space opera