The author has said this book is inspired by Hermann Hesse and you can tell (this is a high compliment). The world building is superb as well. What more could you ask for?
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Abstract Reader reviewed The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Abstract Reader reviewed Pariah by W. Michael Gear
Incredible
5 stars
I strongly recommend this to everyone. It is beautiful, at times funny and rather short. I read most of it in a day (and I'm a slow reader). Do give it a chance, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Abstract Reader reviewed Nature's Warnings by Michael Ashley (Science Fiction Classics)
A little disappointing
3 stars
I didn't read the back cover properly. All of these stories are "classics" i.e. quite old already. That means they usually will not involve any surprising concepts or ideas. The most you'll get is "Oh, they were already thinking of this back then?".
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Abstract Reader reviewed The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers (Zamonien, #4)
Corny but good
4 stars
I read this in the original German, so I can't speak for the quality of the translation. Most of the time, this book is funny (usually witty) but it can also sometimes get a little extra. The most solid part of this book is the world building, which is not super realistic (although consistent) but always wild and surprising.
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Abstract Reader stopped reading New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Way too USian. If you want to give tons of descriptions of the dimensions of things, maybe don't use imperial units. The book also assumes you are familiar with the geography of NY and the US. These two things make it a tiring read. Might be fine as an audiobook.