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Ziarna Ziemi (2009)

by Michael Cobley(Favorite Author)

3.35 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Wydawnictwo MAG

series

Humanity's Fire

review 1: I picked up this book mainly because of Iain Banks' shining endorsement on the front cover, I have to be honest. My expectations weren't high, I also have to be honest. I was in for a massive surprise. Cobley's writing is a refreshing voice, and this book is a truly superb space opera. As Banks' endorsement stated, it was truly galaxy-spanning, and it was chock full of alien races, droids/robots, starships, hyperspace travel, a mysterious temple, on and on and on, it has it all. Strong tastes of Banks and Vinge here in the writing, very nice ! I loved it, I couldn't put it down, and why more people haven't caught on to this great, unknown author, I have no idea.
review 2: I have made no secret of the fact that Science Fiction is my favorite genre. It is ... morealso the genre about which I am the pickiest. I like a certain type of Science Fiction. Julie E. Czerneda, David Brin, and Elizabeth Bear are my favorites, and I’ve generally been really pleased with everything I’ve read from Orbit Publishing. Strong characters and a well developed world are vital; the actual science is secondary to me. If you tell a strong story with an emphasis on character and world building I won’t even notice if your science is a little weak or even unrealistic. (I was an English literature major, science is not my strong suit.) That said. I liked Seeds of Earth. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it either. Cobley obviously put a lot of thought into his world building, and character development. I love the Uvovo and wish that I could go live with them for a time. I love the back story of the three ships leaving earth, the “seeds of earth” and how the colonists on Darien hate AI tech because of the betrayal by their AI. The worlds of Darien and its forest moon are complex and I love it. However, I feel as if Cobley tried to do too much with Seeds of Earth. There is too much crammed into this novel and it began to get a bit tedious. The storyline jumps around between many different characters which got a bit confusing, and there are several different stories being told within this one novel. It made my brain hurt and I had to keep taking reading breaks because I was getting jolted out of the story and had to think too hard to keep track of everything that was going on. Overall I recommend Seeds of Earth, and I will be reading the rest of the series, but be prepared because this isn’t a relaxing, lose yourself in another world kind of read.If you like this book you may want to read:Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S. A. CoreySurvival (Species Imperative #1) Julie E. Czerneda less

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