A History of What Comes Next
Ratings33
Average rating3.8
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Ratings33
Average rating3.8
"For generations, Mia’s family has shaped human history to push them to the stars. The year is 1945 and now it is her turn. Her mission: to lure scientist Wernher Von Braun away from the Nazi party and into the American rocket program, securing the future of the space race. But there is a threat. But there is a threat. Sylvain Neuvel’s genre-bending sci-fi thriller is a dark and gripping exploration of the amorality of progress and the nature of violence, as seen through the eyes of the women who make that progress possible and the men who are determined to stop them." --
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3 primary booksTake Them to the Stars is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Sylvain Neuvel.
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This serves as a pretty decent historical fiction novel. The writing can be a bit slow and dry at times but the plot is refreshing and I found the flashbacks were a nice inclusion. There's quite a bit of violence, gore, and other disturbing instances, though if you've a strong stomach like myself it won't bug ya.
I'll be honest, the only thing I really took away from this book was confusion.
I didn't get much (read: any) of the science stuff, but I loved how the narrative was woven into real historical events. It could feel a bit like an info-dump at times, however, which felt like reading a textbook instead of a novel.
I didn't have an emotional connection with the characters, which made it feel like: why am I reading this book? But then something interesting would happen and keep me reading a little more. The cycle repeated until I eventually finished the book.
I wouldn't necessarily say I recommend this book, but I'll probably read the second book just because I'm curious.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book felt a little lukewarm for me for the majority of following Mia's adventures through Germany. I had expected a little more sci-fi but i had heard this one focuses more on the characters. I suppose this was similarly the case with the Themis Files. This whole time we're following the Kipsu vs The Tracker which was the part of the story i enjoyed the most. Who were this ‘race' of people and where did they come from. Why are they here and what are they looking for. It was great to learn about the previous ‘iterations' that came before them.
Good story.
