Il collasso dell'impero
Ratings170
Average rating4.1
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Ratings170
Average rating4.1
Le leggi della fisica che governano il mondo sono destinate a essere riscritte. Una scoperta sensazionale – il Flusso – ha cambiato per sempre la concezione spazio-temporale dell’universo, aprendo al progresso scenari inimmaginabili. Assecondando il Flusso, gli esseri umani sono ora in grado di raggiungere pianeti e stelle lontani anni luce, creare reti tra mondi remoti ma interdipendenti, costruire un impero interstellare in cui il pianeta Terra rappresenta ormai solo un insignificante avamposto. Il Flusso è come un fiume: scorre placido, eterno, ma non è statico, cambia il suo corso e abbandona il suo letto originario. A ogni sua mutazione intere fette di universo vengono però isolate, abbandonate a loro stesse in una deriva cosmica catastrofica per interi sistemi stellari. Quella che doveva essere la via verso la nuova èra intergalattica si rivela dunque la più pericolosa delle minacce per la sopravvivenza stessa del genere umano. Una rivoluzionaria space-opera ambientata in un universo sfuggente, fino ad oggi inconcepibile, dal genio di uno dei più grandi talenti della fantascienza contemporanea.
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3 primary books4 released booksThe Interdependency is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by John Scalzi and Simón Saitó.
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This book is such a wild ride, and felt like it could have been much longer and I wouldn't have minded. It was also my first introduction to space opera (having only just discovered that this is a genre), and it was excellent. I loved the strong women in this book, the nuance and strategy that develops, and the world of the Interdependency.
I love a space opera, especially when it's character-driven. Lots of snarky dialogues, great characters and worldbuilding that is not boring. I was pleasantly surprised by all the strong female characters. Kiva Lagos is awesome if you don't mind all the swearing. I could see lots of parallels from the Interdependency world with ours. It's that same old story: one family or group of people creates some myth/prophecy about the world in which skewed power relations are defined to justify the maintenance of the said world/society. This book is rich with political intrigue, commercial embargoes, power succession and environmental changes. I enjoyed the ride and I want to spend more time with the characters, so I'll read the next one.
This is my second time reading this book, in anticipation of reading the final book of the trilogy.
I've read countless times that John Scalzi's Sci Fi writing is accessible sci fi. It is very true of this story as well and is among the first new space opera stories I've enjoyed over multiple books in quite some time. The characters of these stories have stuck with me since the first time reading it and already feel like I'll end up missing stories from this series once I'm done.
What if a catastrophe threatened all humanity, but a truly good, smart, decent leader happened to come to power and listened to the most knowledgeable scientists to try to deal with it? Sounds almost cozy, doesn't it?
Don't worry, there are plenty of logistical challenges, as well as scheming power brokers who have to officially kowtow to the Emperox, but who hold enough power to require careful diplomacy. Intrigue and backstabbing and mysteries abound.
I'd call this 3.5 stars, rounded up. I really liked the opening vignette, the characters are great, and the mysteries and challenges are diverting enough. But honestly, I'm mostly going to read the next one to watch Kiva Lagos fuck with people who try to put one over on her.
That really highlights the one drawback to the story - the heroes are nice and good - and kind of bland. Kiva is indisputably amoral and reprehensible, and so, so fun to read about. I want to see more of her, more space mutineers and pirates, more of Marce's so-much-more-capable sister, and a little less navel-gazing and unsureness from Cardenia.
