Chasm City
by Alastair Reynolds
Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
"The once-utopian Chasm City a domed human settlement on an otherwise inhospitable planet has been overrun by a virus known as the Melding Plague, capable of infecting any body, organic or computerized. Now, with the entire city corrupted from its people to the very buildings they inhabit only the most wretched, grim sort of existence remains." -- Jacket.
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- Author
- Alastair Reynolds
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 608
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- Open Library
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