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I could have made so many mistakes if not for this book

Revisado: 03-20-24

It’s terrifying to imagine becoming a parent without having read this book. There are simply too many things to list, but just understanding the actual science of efficacy when it comes to therapy and kids(spoiler: it’s very very bad, worse than you think) is enough to make this book worth the read.

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Kept me interested the entire time

Revisado: 12-17-23

I think the book had plenty of content to keep me interested and was paced extremely well for a book 20 hours in length. That’s not easy to do. If you are a fan of The Cradle Series then you will find some similarities and will likely enjoy this book as I have.

I can’t say I have any real complaints. The magic system was simple but interesting enough, the story made sense more-less as long as you didn’t try to think about it too hard.

If you’ve read hundreds of fantasy novels like I have then I doubt you are going to get your mind utterly blown away by this book. But it’s just fresh enough to keep me invested and I definitely plan on continuing the rest of the series!

The only true flaw this book has is a completely out of pocket and utterly nonsensical same-sex romance that takes up about 5 minutes of the book in total and is completely irrelevant to the rest of the story. It almost seemed like it was a last minute decision by an editor, very much like it was added in post for some bizarre and unknown reason.

I’m sure the writer managed to alienate a lot of people with this decision, especially since this could make for an excellent book for kids without it. But it’s such a small and insignificant aspect that you could easily ignore it as though it never happened.

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Not as good as 3BP or Dark Forest, but worth reading

Revisado: 10-08-22

It just doesn’t hold up to the first 2 in the series. The ending of Dark Forest was a much better conclusion, but that doesn’t mean this book doesn’t have awesome and inspired ideas in it. The books biggest weakness is being a sequel to the 2 best sci-fi books ever written.

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Not hard science fiction, but still good

Revisado: 11-27-21

The premise was silly but in a fun way. If you are looking for hard science fiction, this might not be for you though.

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Not QUITE Hard Science fiction, but still excellent!

Revisado: 11-21-21

This book is less about innovative technology, and more about first contact and the impact of a superior race shepherding us to the next stage. As a lover of all things science fiction, I definitely recommend it.

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“The Dispatcher” but with different rules

Revisado: 11-09-21

If you have read John Sculzi’s “The Dispatcher” then you will find this book to be similar in some ways, and very different in others. If you liked that book, then you will very likely enjoy this one as well.

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Everything you could hope for in science fiction

Revisado: 09-27-21

Quick on the startup, and filled with the lovable personality found in Andy weir classics like project hail marry and the Martian.

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As a science fiction fan, I adored this book

Revisado: 09-06-21

If you are a sci-fi fan that adores the philosophy and thought provoking nature of science fiction, then this book is for you.

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Meh

Revisado: 07-30-21

Not worth a credit, only an hour long and the stories are not that great. Some of them have fun twists, but your not getting the Martian or project Hail Mary Andy weir, your getting the dollar store Andy weir.

Narrators we’re good though.

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I can explain why many of the reviews are so angry

Revisado: 07-30-21

So, the reason a bunch of people are saying they didn’t like the book is because of an extremely weird and out of place rant by the main character about how god is fake. It was admittedly pretty unnecessary, it is never referenced again in the rest of the book and seems to have no purpose other than to take a jab at non-atheists. But who cares, you’d have to be pretty sensitive to let a 5 minute rant put you off a book as book as this one.

The entire book was excellent. A must listen, must read book for any lover of fiction, and that goes double for people with a love of 80’s lore. But this book has a 5 star rating with 200,000+ reviews, obviously it’s good.

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