Gregory Benford & Larry Niven
Bowl of Heaven 1
2012 a.
416 lk.
In this first collaboration by science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape), the limits of wonder are redrawn once again as a human expedition to another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure half-englobing a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths…and it’s on a direct path heading for the same system as the human ship.
A landing party is sent to investigate the Bowl, but when the explorers are separated—one group captured by the gigantic structure’s alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape—the mystery of the Bowl’s origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that will transform their understanding of their place in the universe.
Arvamus:
Niveni Ringworldi kloon...
Saavad inimesed uuttüüpi kosmoselaeva valmis ja saadavad selle valgusaastate taga oleva mingi salapärase tähesüsteemi suunas. Poolel teel selgub, et laeva kiirus on tiba väiksem kui pidanuks olema ja no ei jõuta sedasi lennates sinna õigeks ajaks kohale, toit, vesi jne saavad enne otsa. Ja just sobival hetkel avastatakse lähedalt midagi veel hoopis salapärasemat. Asja võiks vist Kaussmaailmaks nimetada... lennatakse muidugi sinna lootusega varusid täiendada, hakatakse siis seda üüratut kaussi uurima ega saada arugi, et seal elavad mingid inimestest palju rohkem arenenud olendid kes omakorda inimesi uurivad ja mõtlevad, kas saabunud alaarenenud primaadid kohe maha lüüa või neid pisut pikemalt jälgida ja alles siis neile lõpp peale teha...
Sedasi sisust kirjutades võib ju päris põnev süžee tunduda, aga tegelikult oli kõik minu arvates ulmeliselt igavalt ja kuivalt kirjutatud. Kaks nii nimekat kirjanikku ja nii õnnetu tulemus - no ei suuda ära imestada. Kolmandiku raamatu pidasin vastu, siis aitas. Ja poolelijätmise märgiks hindeks üks.
Kuvatud on postitused sildiga Benford Gregory. Kuva kõik postitused
Kuvatud on postitused sildiga Benford Gregory. Kuva kõik postitused
22. mai 2014
24. juuni 2013
In the Ocean of Night
Gregory Benford
Galactic Center 1
1977 a.
448 lk.
2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the comet, he instead discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe - a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic signal...
2034: Then a reply is heard. Searching for the source of this signal that comes from outside the solar system, Nigel discovers the existence of a sentient ship. When the new vessel begins to communicate directly with him, the astronaut learns of the horrors that await humanity. For the ship was created by an alien race that has spent billions and billions of years searching for intelligent life...to annihilate it.
In the Ocean of Night is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford. It is the first novel in his Galactic Center Saga. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was first published as a novelette in the May/June 1972 edition of Worlds of If Science Fiction.
Arvamus:
Juba mõnda aega polnud nii igavat (või nii igava algusega) ja nii raskesti loetavad raamatut kätte sattunud. Ma ei viitsi enam isegi selle sajakonna läbiloetud lehe sisu siin mainima hakata, jõud on lihtsalt selle raamatu jaoks täiesti otsas. Ja mul olid veel nii suured lootused selle sarja osas... Üks.
Galactic Center 1
1977 a.
448 lk.
2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the comet, he instead discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe - a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic signal...
2034: Then a reply is heard. Searching for the source of this signal that comes from outside the solar system, Nigel discovers the existence of a sentient ship. When the new vessel begins to communicate directly with him, the astronaut learns of the horrors that await humanity. For the ship was created by an alien race that has spent billions and billions of years searching for intelligent life...to annihilate it.
In the Ocean of Night is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford. It is the first novel in his Galactic Center Saga. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was first published as a novelette in the May/June 1972 edition of Worlds of If Science Fiction.
Arvamus:
Juba mõnda aega polnud nii igavat (või nii igava algusega) ja nii raskesti loetavad raamatut kätte sattunud. Ma ei viitsi enam isegi selle sajakonna läbiloetud lehe sisu siin mainima hakata, jõud on lihtsalt selle raamatu jaoks täiesti otsas. Ja mul olid veel nii suured lootused selle sarja osas... Üks.
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