Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w...
by panzagl on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:32PM
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I felt the same about "anti-memetics division"- the first half felt like a couple 'monster of the week" episodes of X-files, then suddenly the tone shifts and the world is doomed, but here's a deus ex machina that is totally justified because everyone forgot about it and here's the explanation how.
Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w...
by Insanity on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:07PM
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Yup indeed, I hesitate to write too much in the comment as I want to avoid spoilers, so I'll just leave it at saying it got a weirdly theistic spin at the end. It is a short book though so overall I'd probably recommend people give it a try at least. Worst case you DNF it after the first half :)
Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w...
by t_mahmood on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:46PM
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I've read The Expense, all of them and enjoyed the whole series.
Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w...
by losvedir on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:57PM
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The authors of the Expanse have another trilogy called The Captive's War which is pretty interesting. Only 2 of the 3 books are out so far, so I hesitate to recommend it, but I did enjoy those two (plus a novella).
Also, "There is no anti-memetics division" is interesting but I'm divided about it. The first 60-70% is great, but after that it's kinda "meh" and by the time I finished the book I was glad it was over lol. The initial 2/3rds of the book are really good and almost makes up for the lackluster ending (imo).