![]() ![]() a highly naturalistic and Earthbound milieu, but one with its own share of strangeness. He even finds time to indulge in some sophisticated Animal House humor (if that’s not a paradoxical description) that allows Stephenson to riff on the theme of Saskia’s love life, a delicate balancing act for a queen.Such silliness aside, Termination Shock deals brilliantly and innovatively with our era’s most pressing existential matter - while delivering stratospheric gigatons of carefully engineered delight. Along the way, Stephenson offers stimulating contrarian views on a number of topics - the drawbacks of solar panels, for example - and jovial satire, mainly at the expense of McHooligan and Texas hype. ![]() ![]() These three heroes - alongside a stellar cast of ancillary folks with rich backstories - will convey the bulk of the exciting tale, which is full of diplomacy, shootouts, science, engineering, romance and deadly international intrigue. Rave The Washington Post With meticulously rendered action scenes, surprising plot twists, relatable, off-kilter characters and charming dialogue, books are page-turners. ![]()
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