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The God Engines (2009)

by John Scalzi(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1596062800 (ISBN13: 9781596062801)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Subterranean Press

review 1: Picked this up at a truck stop on audiobook, without knowing anything about it. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, even given how violent the ending is. The concept of space-faring humans using fallen gods to power their ships drew me in pretty quick, as that's not something I've ever encountered in 20 years of reading science fiction novels. The pacing was perfect, the characters had amazing amounts of life and depth for how short the story is. I've already recommended it to a few people.
review 2: I read this on a lark, lured in like many I'm sure by the opening line. This was an interesting thing. Certainly not without its tropes but still with ideas that haven't been so greatly overdone as to no longer be enjoyable. It's brevity, which necessitated an acce... morelerated narrative and a tendency for simplicity, makes it unfortunately not as enjoyable as it could have been, and leaves it feeling like a bit of a framework or platform. Like an aside from a larger more detailed tale. I'm left uncertain if I would rather it stay it's own little interesting aside or if it could blossom into something of deeper interest if pursued further. Overall, I wouldn't put it up there with my favorites, but it was a fun read. less

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