Death's End

Wow! What a crazy ride. This probably one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read (listened to). It's hard to comprehend how the author came up with some of the concepts explored here, which are both abstract and wonderful but also grounded in and based on the fundamental laws of physics. And there are so many of them(!), originally and carefully woven into the story, not unlike any other sci-fi book I've read before.

I never thought a science fiction book could make me feel such deep existential terror or marvel at the possibilities of the future to come. Romance, politics, philosophy, space battles, and an inconceivable number of plot twists characterize this tightly written narrative. It makes one ask - how do we judge the past? How do we plan for the future? Are we able to unify as mankind or we are doomed because of our differences?

I found the ending quite painful. It's beautiful, and there is a sliver of hope. It's a very, very small sliver though. That aside, it was a satisfactory ending for such an epic.