Received as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer November 2012 batch.

This is an ebook covering a multi generational story, both of the trip to EE3, and the subsequent attempt to colonise the planet. The story focusses on a small group of people from each generation, usually a woman at the forefront and the most important people around her.

Decisions are made by people in each generation, which usually results in drastic actions being undertaken, such as expulsion from the group, and murder. Most of the women strive to recover from the decisions made in the generation before, and often hold a burning anger for those they see as having done wrong (often towards themselves in particular). The generations also encounter what it means to live with sentient beings who are different from the selves (human or otherwise), and there is also the development of religion, which is handled sensitively.

The book started out strong, although I did wonder where the burning, blinding self-righteousness of Jene came from (and I think I would have hated her if I ever knew her in real life!). I did struggle to complete it, but cannot think of any fault with the book itself ( )

Received as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer November 2012 batch.

This is an ebook covering a multi generational story, both of the trip to EE3, and the subsequent attempt to colonise the planet. The story focusses on a small group of people from each generation, usually a woman at the forefront and the most important people around her.

Decisions are made by people in each generation, which usually results in drastic actions being undertaken, such as expulsion from the group, and murder. Most of the women strive to recover from the decisions made in the generation before, and often hold a burning anger for those they see as having done wrong (often towards themselves in particular). The generations also encounter what it means to live with sentient beings who are different from the selves (human or otherwise), and there is also the development of religion, which is handled sensitively.

The book started out strong, although I did wonder where the burning, blinding self-righteousness of Jene came from (and I think I would have hated her if I ever knew her in real life!). I did struggle to complete it, but cannot think of any fault with the book itself ( )

A könyv valójában négy összefüggő kisregény (plusz egy rövid epilógus). Az első történet egy generációs űrhajón játszódik, majd egy bolygó kolonizációját követjük végig. A történetek között elvileg csak egy-két generációnyi szünet van, hogy ne kelljen az összes szereplőt lecserélni, de valójában annyi minden változik, hogy sokkal több szünetre lenne szükség.

Bár a könyvben van pár jó ötlet, és az elején felvetett konfliktusok is elgondolkoztatóak ahogy haladunk előre egyre valószerűtlenebbé válnak a kisregények egyre nehezebb azonosulni a problémákkal és a szereplőkkel.

Alapvetően ez egy átlagos sci-fi regény lenne, ahol az író kicsit túl sokat akart egyszerre ezért kissé széthullik a történet. Ami miatt rosszabb volt a könyv az az egész művet átszövő kissé feminista és eléggé szocialista de mindenképpen bosszantó propaganda. ( )

This book was written quite well. There were a few grammatical errors, but nowhere near enough to bother me a great deal. The plot was well put together, even if it did throw me off to figure out the relationships between the different characters in the story.

This was a multi generational story, and several generations were slipped along the way, and sometimes the transitions between the generations were not well explained. Overall, the story was good, and, other than the few grammatical errors, was well written and edited. ( )

Interesting concept yet aimless and pointless. ( )