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A review by sweekune
Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
⭐ 3.25/5 ⭐
Audiobook narrated by Ray Porter.
Following on from the events of Outland, the Rivendell colony is facing new challenges in management, population and scientific advancement.
- The sci-fi parts of this book I really adored. If the entire book had been about the portals, parallel worlds and exploration of them I would have been a very happy bunny. I would say though only about a quarter of the book was dedicated to this.
- Which leads on to the more dystopian parts. As expected, a colony working to become self sufficient whilst also trying to keep all it's residence and incomers happy is basically impossible. There's political unrest, lone wolves causing violent issues and coups and a generational clash. All this happens in just under nine hours of audio and the lack of time means it comes across as bitty, skipping from one issue to the next with very intermittent flow.
- The characters were okay. The original main characters from Outland featured less heavily and didn't actually get much development. New characters felt quite stereotyped and not fully dimensional sentient beings.
If you enjoyed Outland, you will likely enjoy this but it isn't the sequel I had hoped for. If you wish to sample the best of Taylor's work, I'd probably skip this and go with the Bobiverse series.
Audiobook narrated by Ray Porter.
Following on from the events of Outland, the Rivendell colony is facing new challenges in management, population and scientific advancement.
- The sci-fi parts of this book I really adored. If the entire book had been about the portals, parallel worlds and exploration of them I would have been a very happy bunny. I would say though only about a quarter of the book was dedicated to this.
- Which leads on to the more dystopian parts. As expected, a colony working to become self sufficient whilst also trying to keep all it's residence and incomers happy is basically impossible. There's political unrest, lone wolves causing violent issues and coups and a generational clash. All this happens in just under nine hours of audio and the lack of time means it comes across as bitty, skipping from one issue to the next with very intermittent flow.
- The characters were okay. The original main characters from Outland featured less heavily and didn't actually get much development. New characters felt quite stereotyped and not fully dimensional sentient beings.
If you enjoyed Outland, you will likely enjoy this but it isn't the sequel I had hoped for. If you wish to sample the best of Taylor's work, I'd probably skip this and go with the Bobiverse series.