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Mass Market Paperback Verified Purchase. This was pretty lame. Sure, there're BIG things going on, with worlds and stars being shoved about as a matter of course, and of course a big story involving aliens and AI's and blends in between and of course saving the Earth sort-of , with lot's of big concepts tossed about. Fundamentally though, while it pretends to be hard science scifi, the science is so unrealistic as to have stretched my temporary suspension of disbelief beyond the breaking point. This is a fantasy dressed-up as scifi, and not even very well-done fantasy. Then there're the characters, which were all pretty flat and lived and acted in a world which seemed devoid of people beyond those cast in the story, in spite of their world-changing activities Phobos is landed in Alabama, and no government entity bothers to investigate?
Then the supposedly advanced physics - this is mostly just buzzwords being thrown about, with lot's of vividly described visuals this would look good as a bad scifi movie.
Add to this a fragmented story, and about the most positive thing this book has is competent grammar and spelling. Science Fiction is a most accommodating genre--there is room for any style so long as the conventions are respected. Chief among them is solid extrapolation and respect for the classic themes; in this, CUSP excels. You cannot write good science fiction unless the ideas are compelling enough to draw your attention. Characters aren't even that necessary--so long as the storyline is capable of transporting one to a new and exciting world.
However, despite the fast and furious presentation of intriguing concepts and ideas, Mr.
Metzger does have room for improvement in his construction of the narrative. This author does not underestimate the intelligence of his readers.
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He makes intellectual demands and one must be familiar with recent developments to understand the references to "the Point" and the idea that humanity is about to transcend itself. But independently of the rather high-level science, it was just difficult to keep track of what was going on.
Though the action was constant, the characters were not fully developed to the point where you could understand their motivations and anticipate their responses. Heck, I still can't figure out what Kristensen was about--just another dupe of the "Swirl"?
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Metzger would do well to find a better editor--for example, compare Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" to "Da Vinci Code"; either there is one of the greatest improvements in literature or an example that blurs the line between editing and ghostwriting. Read more Read less. Countdown to Christmas Sale. Sale ends on 24 December at Kindle Edition File Size: Pierce; First edition 1 June Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc.
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