Oh dear. These *aought* to have been wonderful. They're basically (deliberately) "Nine Princes of Amber by Charlie Stross" and "Fire Upon the Deep by Charlie Stross". I loved "The Atrocity Archives" and would have thought the author would have been a perfect choice for a Zelazny-alike and a Vinge-alike; both are books crying out for a genre, and Stross has the same casual-approach-to-massive-events tone which works well.
But both seemed to set up wonderful universes, but not really excite me as books. I think I will try the sequels and hope they are good.
But both seemed to set up wonderful universes, but not really excite me as books. I think I will try the sequels and hope they are good.
Atrocity Archives is great! Thank you to people who insisted I read it. I'm not sure I can really describe it though...
I see why it's good for some of my friends: Bob is so totally SGO -- at least as much as Randy/Lawrence were mathmos -- except his computers also being useful for reliably summoning lovecraftian horrors, and being stuck in a government department.
I see why it's good for some of my friends: Bob is so totally SGO -- at least as much as Randy/Lawrence were mathmos -- except his computers also being useful for reliably summoning lovecraftian horrors, and being stuck in a government department.