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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The second book of his I've read and equally rewarding in its writing, subject matter and plot. A two-stranded plot from the late 20th and early 21st centuries and 400 years later. A digital archive at Glasgow University plays a central role. Full of brilliant observations on the politics of the far left again and funny, thought-provoking and suspense-filled all at once. (  ) kevinashley | Sep 22, 2008 |  This is a solid book, but a pretty quick read. One nice highlight is that one of the two main threads is centered around Kazakhstan. That certainly doesn't happen very often. Some funny computer jokes at the expense of the characters in the other section, and something that we, of course see coming, but the protagonist, does not. Then he throws in one sneaky, very political AI, and it is not a bad story, along with being hopeful, even with a bit of the good old nuclear destruction. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2006/11/sky-road-ken-macleod.html (  ) bluetyson | Jan 14, 2008 | sfreader.com | Jan 24, 2007 | fascination | Dec 31, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0812577590, Mass Market Paperback)In the series that started with The Star Fraction, Ken MacLeod has created a future history whose genesis was an argument about anarchism between a group of left-wing students in the '70s. The destruction and renaissance of civilization, here and elsewhere in the human galaxy, turns on this argument. In the fourth book, MacLeod productively fills in some of the gaps. This is the story of Myra, Trot-turned-entrepreneur, whose nuclear deterrence-for-hire is central to the event known by some as the Fall and others as the Deliverance. It is also the story of young Clovis, part-time worker in the yard where the first space-ship in centuries is being built, part-time scholar trying to find out what Myra the Deliverer was really like.MacLeod's readers are used to his quirky and intelligent take on the world of power politics and his charmingly cynical gift for engaging and engaged protagonists. What this book also has is a profound sense of the beauty of a simpler and stiller world; MacLeod's real gift is his capacity to see all sides of a question, even when he is sure of the answer. --Roz Kaveney, Amazon.co.uk (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:19 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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