I'm too disappointing to even read my book the Siege of Eternity ...
although the previous (and first) book in the series, the Other End of Time did manage to hold my interest. The hook was certainly there ... although if I *did* have to make a critique it would be that the premise was not nearly as fleshed out as I thought it would be.
I mean, the questions aren't exactly a philosophical (well, other than the eschaton) so I would hope that at least *most* of the questions will be answered in the second half of the series. If not, I would hope that he continues the book series to a third, and perhaps fourth installation. Still, Frederick Pohl is the type of author that generally wraps up his little universe within a lone installation, so having even a sequel is a rare treat. Still, if I didn't know that there was a sequel, the Other End of Time would have been somewhat disappointing, given that his other works tend to give a more satisfying conclusion. Therefore a conclusion is exactly what I will be expecting from the Siege of Eternity. Well ... once I get around to reading it that is
And then I need to read WWW:Wonder so that I can finish that interesting, if somewhat immature, series. I suppose one could consider it more "light heart-ed and younger audience" rather than immature, as it is primarily from the perspective of a 16 year old girl. Granted, the other perspectives involve a mid twenties year old lesbian grad student, an NSA agent, and an Artificial Intelligence ... but I feel that the depth of the other characters are a bit toned down in order to coincide better with the (rather sheltered) Teenager's perspective.
I mean, the questions aren't exactly a philosophical (well, other than the eschaton) so I would hope that at least *most* of the questions will be answered in the second half of the series. If not, I would hope that he continues the book series to a third, and perhaps fourth installation. Still, Frederick Pohl is the type of author that generally wraps up his little universe within a lone installation, so having even a sequel is a rare treat. Still, if I didn't know that there was a sequel, the Other End of Time would have been somewhat disappointing, given that his other works tend to give a more satisfying conclusion. Therefore a conclusion is exactly what I will be expecting from the Siege of Eternity. Well ... once I get around to reading it that is
And then I need to read WWW:Wonder so that I can finish that interesting, if somewhat immature, series. I suppose one could consider it more "light heart-ed and younger audience" rather than immature, as it is primarily from the perspective of a 16 year old girl. Granted, the other perspectives involve a mid twenties year old lesbian grad student, an NSA agent, and an Artificial Intelligence ... but I feel that the depth of the other characters are a bit toned down in order to coincide better with the (rather sheltered) Teenager's perspective.