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Title: Chasm City |
Review of Chasm City (Revelation Space)
- In a city overrun by a virus that attacks both man and machine, an agent pursues a lowlife postmortal-and uncovers a centuries-old atrocity that history would rather forget...
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Comments for Chasm City
- Posted on 2008-10-12
Enjoyable
This is the second Reynolds book I've read (the first being Revelation Space). It is not as lush as the other, and not as deep either. I really enjoyed the story of the flotilla's journey to Sky's Edge, and I enjoyed learning more about Chasm City and it's history.
However, I found the main arc of the story a little shallow and campy. This book is certainly not earthshaking, but I enjoyed it more than not.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-09-18
memories
To have visited a place of wonders, to have lived with this world for even a day, I thank you.
Deep and vibrant a work full of delights and a sense of wonder.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-08-26
Interesting Places to Visit
A great trip to exotic places. Our hero transforms from mass murderer to criminal to bodyguard to businessman. Wow!
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-08-14
cloak and twisted dagger
Truthfully, I was only reading this one for completeness after finishing the RS trilogy. I never expected to like some sort of "cloak and dagger" story set on another planet. But this was surprisingly an engaging, good read. It sheds some light on this universe that I wish I had when I began Revelation Space, and for this reason I might recommend starting with Chasm City before the trilogy.
One problem I have with Reynolds is that sometimes a character is just too diabolical and has too many layers of twisted flaws. This is one thing that pushes past the usual realism you feel in his stories.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-06-05
weak character weaving, fabulous city
Good story and all, but the the character-to-character meetings in the plot becomes tedious. I don't know how to explain it, but new characters just pop into new scenes again and again. The meeting of these new characters is the tedious part because of the frequency and predictablity. Some aren't even dredged up later in the book, as usually happens in Revelation Space. If the cast could be improved, then the book would get a solid 4 stars because the exploration of Chasm City itself is immense and captivating. A smathering of interesting ideas, an OK ending... not up to par along with the Revelation Space series.
Score: 3
