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The Six Directions Of Space (2008)

by Alastair Reynolds(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1596061847 (ISBN13: 9781596061842)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Subterranean Press

review 1: I came to appreciating the short stories - they can be easily read and they can be read even among all those other things that demand to be done on time. That's probably the main reason I've finished reading two graphic novels and this book in last two days.I've waited so long for Alastair Reynolds stories. I've got his Revelation Space on Kindle since February, but regrettably, there have been other things I've attended to (although it doesn't seem like that when you look at my reading list - yet the majority of titles posted there were as short as this one, that's the dirty little secret of my book challenge).After finishing the Six Directions I feel like I need to read other titles from him. Since Reynolds is actually a scientist (yet astrophysics and biology don't have... more much in common), I feel like... it's indescribable. It may well be a professional degradation on my part, too.The thought of great Mongolian Expansion is excellent. And that there are parallel worlds existing at the same time and place, that's also something I like. It can be found in many works across the sci-fi universe, yet I haven't heard of something dealing with multiple parallels at the same time. And although it's named "The Six Directions of Space", there are many more than six empires conquering the vast universe. It seems better than "we're not alone here", actually.I liked it.A lot.And so I recommend it to read to everyone.It's not a soft sci-fi; however, neither it's a hard one. A comprehensive plot. Although you may struggle with some terms (because not everyone is an expert on Mongol), it makes sense in the end. Better than jigsaw :)
review 2: I'm a huge fan of Reynolds short stories. In fact, that is how I was first introduced to his works: through reading the short story "Diamond Dogs" - I was hooked. With the Six Directions of Space he explores what space would be like if the Mongols had conquered Earth, and then throws in an alien nexus and intriguing phantom ships. What happens next is pure Reynolds: delightfully dark, a touch disturbing, and always making you think. less

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