From the Bookshelf of The Sword and Laser…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Jan 02, 2019
Otis Chandler
marked it as to-read
S&L Jan 2019 pick
WOW. Just absolutely stunning. Nothing makes sense, so don't worry about it and just kind of let your brain slip out of focus. Things start to make sense soon enough, and the story will sweep you away.
...more
This is one of those stories that afterwards lingers and makes you rethink how you see the world. It took me a while to get into the story but then it flew.
Captain Kel Cheris is disgraced by unconventional tactics; her chance to redeem herself is to host the mind of long-dead tactician Shuos Jedao normally this would subsume the original mind but together these two work on the siege and form a new alliance that will change things.
It's an interesting read and I'm glad I read it, I didn't continu ...more
Captain Kel Cheris is disgraced by unconventional tactics; her chance to redeem herself is to host the mind of long-dead tactician Shuos Jedao normally this would subsume the original mind but together these two work on the siege and form a new alliance that will change things.
It's an interesting read and I'm glad I read it, I didn't continu ...more
Interesting but I needed more characterization. The hand-wavy science never really gelled so all the time throwing buzzwords around was lost on me, and I could have used more insight into why I was cheering for the viewpoint characters.
Hard sf with a ghost and philosophical questions about the nature of destiny and free will
Very unique sci fi about a captain pulled from her normal command to do something kind of crazy. Plus a ghost. But this is serious and violent and there’s a really complex world that’s not explained all at once.
Frustrating read, constantly throwing new poorly-explained mechanics and characters at you, more fantasy than scifi. However something about the world stuck with me so I'll try the sequel.
...more
Nov 04, 2015
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Jan 14, 2017
Mary Stephanos
marked it as to-read
Sep 14, 2017
Dave
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2018
Alison
marked it as to-read
Nov 07, 2018
Chris Stanford
marked it as to-read
Dec 13, 2018
Ryan
marked it as to-read
Dec 25, 2018
Matt
marked it as to-read
Dec 25, 2018
Jim Moore
marked it as to-read
Dec 25, 2018
Nat
marked it as to-read
Dec 25, 2018
Mark
marked it as to-read
Dec 29, 2018
Chad
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2019
Jasmine
marked it as to-read
