Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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99% complete! François has read 103 of 104 books.
A car accident leaves Robert Maitland, a wealthy architect in the midst of concealing his affair with a colleague, stranded …
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. …
Interresting. Not exactly a follow-up to previous, but many references so it helps to have read it, but not necessary. Exploring yet another branch of the uplift world. Nice read.
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The …
The exploration vessel Streaker (the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins) discovers evidence on …
Nice. No need to have read the first one to read this. It is an extention, but some 2 centuries later, so....
The exploration vessel Streaker (the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins) discovers evidence on the planet Kithrup of the …
In 1935, young medic Stephen Pearce travels to India to join an expedition with his …
Interesting book, easy and fast reading. Nice twist. Recommended !
In 1935, young medic Stephen Pearce travels to India to join an expedition with his brother, Kits. The elite team …
Vatican City, 29 September 1978: the world wakes to the shocking news that Pope John …
Not bad at all, but sometimes feels like a pretext to unpack the history of all the malversations in the vatican banking sector of the 70ies/80ies. Which is fine for those who know nothing about it I suppose, but unfortunately it wasn't my case, so I found those a bit boring. Otherwise, has a decent plot, if a bit convoluted.
Not bad at all, but sometimes feels like a pretext to unpack the history of all the malversations in the vatican banking sector of the 70ies/80ies. Which is fine for those who know nothing about it I suppose, but unfortunately it wasn't my case, so I found those a bit boring. Otherwise, has a decent plot, if a bit convoluted.
Vatican City, 29 September 1978: the world wakes to the shocking news that Pope John …
Probably my twisted sense of humor coupled with current events :-)
In all the universe, no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance …
Interesting. Curious to see the next one in the saga. Quite inventive. worth a look if you like space opera saga :-)
Interesting. Curious to see the next one in the saga. Quite inventive. worth a look if you like space opera saga :-)
@ben_hr Well it's been recommended by somebody I trust, so I guess it should :-) If you look at my timeline, you'll see I've done quite a number of series on what I call "space opera" themes (Taylor's Bob (very interesting as well if you haven't read it), McDevitt's "Hutch", Benford, etc). They are all very different, but very enjoyable as well. So far this one is holding. I hope it will continue because the same person lend me the whole collection (startide, the uplift war, etc) :-) According to her the uplift war is the best. we'll see :-)
@ben_hr Well it's been recommended by somebody I trust, so I guess it should :-) If you look at my timeline, you'll see I've done quite a number of series on what I call "space opera" themes (Taylor's Bob (very interesting as well if you haven't read it), McDevitt's "Hutch", Benford, etc). They are all very different, but very enjoyable as well. So far this one is holding. I hope it will continue because the same person lend me the whole collection (startide, the uplift war, etc) :-) According to her the uplift war is the best. we'll see :-)
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our …
This is a MUST read. As usual, Yuval is brilliant, but this books seems even better than the 3 previous: "Sapiens", "Deus" and "21 questions for the 21st century". It might be because it is the most recent and therefore addresses very current concerns, but whatever the reason, do read it. I promise you won't regret it. So many things start making sense when you read his explanations....
Vous DEVEZ lire ce livre. Comme toujours, Yuval est magistral, mais ce livre semble encore meilleurs que les 3 précédents: "Sapiens", "Deus" et "21 questions pour le 21ème siècle". C'est peut-être parce que c'est le plus récent et donc traite de problèmes plus contemporains, mais peut importe - lisez ce livre. Les choses tombent toutes seules en place quand on lit ses explications. A ne pas rater.
This is a MUST read. As usual, Yuval is brilliant, but this books seems even better than the 3 previous: "Sapiens", "Deus" and "21 questions for the 21st century". It might be because it is the most recent and therefore addresses very current concerns, but whatever the reason, do read it. I promise you won't regret it. So many things start making sense when you read his explanations....
Vous DEVEZ lire ce livre. Comme toujours, Yuval est magistral, mais ce livre semble encore meilleurs que les 3 précédents: "Sapiens", "Deus" et "21 questions pour le 21ème siècle". C'est peut-être parce que c'est le plus récent et donc traite de problèmes plus contemporains, mais peut importe - lisez ce livre. Les choses tombent toutes seules en place quand on lit ses explications. A ne pas rater.
In all the universe, no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance of a patron—except perhaps mankind. …
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we …
Very disappointed. Not at all what I expected from Poe. Not worth reading.
