Obsolete Your Idols

Remember when I read Revelation Space and wrote a brief review? Between then and now, probably while in Denver at a reading with Vylar, I picked up Redemption Ark, the sequel. Seems to be the middle book in a trilogy. It does a solid job of being the middle child, not wasting too many pages recapitulating the plot of the first book, sheds a new light on what’s gone before and foreshadows, hopefully, a resolution to The Big Problem forthcoming in the third book. Well, forthcoming to me. It’s been in print for some time now, I suppose.

It’s more space opera, with some striking relativistic scale combats, some tough people solving thorny problems, some unlucky people failing, compromises made with the best of intentions and blowing up in everyone’s faces.

Who might like this

• Fans of space opera
• People who read the first book and wonder what happens next
• Fans of tough women and wily old men

Who might not like this

• Fans of dragons, unicorns, wizards, magicians, chicken pablum for the soul
• Readers who find middle books in trilogies disappointing in general
• People looking for a fast breezy read

I’m testing something minor and not very sexy but if you read this post, please make a brief comment telling me where you read it.  I’m anticipating answers like ‘on Livejournal’, ‘in Google Reader’, ‘in Google Reader shared by <someone>’, ‘on your planet’, etc.  Surprise me if it’s something I didn’t anticipate or reassure me of my powers of interpretation, if you would.

ETA: if you are seeing this in livejournal and have no idea how to comment click on the link ‘Obsolete Your Idols’ after Mirrored from. That will bring you to the blog itself where you can comment. Sorry for the hassle.