Macroscope

Hardcover, 428 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2003 by Mundania Press LLC.

ISBN:
9780972367097
OCLC Number:
54914506

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2 stars (1 review)

Throughout history, man has been searching for better ways to gather information about his universe. But although they may have longed for it, not even the most brilliant minds could conceive of a device as infinitely powerful or as immeasurably precise as the macroscope, until the twenty-first century. By analyzing information carried on macrons, this unbelievable tool brought the whole universe of wonders to man's doorstep. The macroscope was seen by many as the salvation of the human race. But in the hands of the wrong man, the macroscope could be immensely destructive-infinitely more dangerous than the nuclear bomb. By searching to know too much, man could destroy the very essence of his mind. This is the powerful story of man's struggle with technology, and also the story of his human struggle with himself. This novel takes us across the breathtaking ranges of space as well as through the most …

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astrology nerds probably shouldn't write hard sci fi

2 stars

i did not enjoy this book, for the most part.

there's some cool stuff about it. i am a sucker for FTL travel and History of Galactic Civilization even when it's kinda silly.

the main part of the book that made me go "why though?" was the way that astrology is taken very seriously throughout the book (not by all the characters, but apparently by the author). the climax of the book involves some sort of bizarre psychological time travel with heavy astrological symbology, and it made very little sense to me

there's a part where the main character (who is a POC) thinks to himself that his disbelief in astrology is basically the same thing as his love interest being racist. which, uh, is all kinds of messed up

(for the record, she stops being racist at the end of the book, though it's not terribly convincing, …

Subjects

  • Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy - General
  • Science Fiction - General