Paul Melko
Auteur de The Walls of the Universe
Séries
Œuvres de Paul Melko
Ten Sigmas [short story] 5 exemplaires
Strength Alone 4 exemplaires
Singletons in Love {short story} 3 exemplaires
Fallow Earth 3 exemplaires
SNAIL STONES 2 exemplaires
Doctor Mighty And The Case Of Ennui 1 exemplaire
The Summer of the Seven 1 exemplaire
Carousel Safari 1 exemplaire
The Light Of Evil 1 exemplaire
The Burning Man 1 exemplaire
Death Of The Egg King 1 exemplaire
Ikara's Rose 1 exemplaire
The Teosinte War 1 exemplaire
Bolt 1 exemplaire
Dysfunctional Family Cat 1 exemplaire
The Summer of the Seven 1 exemplaire
Ugly 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004) — Contributeur — 533 exemplaires
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (2005) — Contributeur — 530 exemplaires
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 46, No. 7 & 8 [July/August 2022] — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Melko, Paul
- Nom légal
- Melko, Paul J.
- Date de naissance
- 1968-05-22
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Athens, Ohio, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Athens, Ohio, USA
- Études
- University of Cincinnati (BS|Nuclear Engineering)
University of Michigan (MS|Nuclear Engineering)
Ohio State University (MBA) - Professions
- IT Strategist
IT consultant
Nuclear engineer - Organisations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Courte biographie
- Paul is a science fiction author, whose first novel Singularity's Ring was published in February of 2008. His next novel, Walls of the Universe, will be released in February of 2009 and is based on his Hugo-, Nebula-, and Sturgeon-nominated novella, "The Walls of the Universe." He lives in Ohio with his wife and four children. He is an active member of SFWA, representing the South-Central region of the U.S. on the SFWA board of directors and chairing the Grievance Committee.
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The Walls of the Universe par Paul Melko
While the story is well written and the premise is an interesting one, I had real difficulty relating with the protagonists, as I found a number of their decisions and actions to be rather abhorrent. I can appreciate the literary skill of the author, but I don't know that I will read anything else by him.
One John was a complete dickhead at the beginning and ended up maturing into a better man.
Another John was a naive farmboy who grew into a very smart and capable man.
Both stories are a side of a multisided coin and it is quite the coin!
Another John was a naive farmboy who grew into a very smart and capable man.
Both stories are a side of a multisided coin and it is quite the coin!
The world-building premise of this book (multiple iterations of the universe as a result of following different paths at various decision points throughout history) is one I find fascinating, and I found the book to be well written. I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, I found the protagonists to be rather unlikable and one-dimensional, and that made it incredibly difficult to get invested in the story.
Lots of build up and back story, but a rapid closing that felt more like a summary than a story.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 22
- Aussi par
- 8
- Membres
- 634
- Popularité
- #39,747
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 25
- ISBN
- 16
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1