Seven Surrenders

The second book of Terra Ignota, a political SF epic of extraordinary audacity It is a world in which near instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all.In which automation now provides for everybody s basic needs.In which nobody living can remember an actual war.In which it is illegal for three or people to gather for the practice of religion but ecumenical sensayers minister in private, one on one.In which gendered language is archaic, and to dress as strongly male or female is, if not exactly illegal, deeply taboo.In which nationality is a fading memory, and most people identify instead with their choice of the seven global Hives, distinguished from one another by their different approaches to the big questions of life.And it is a world in which, unknown to most, the entire social order is teetering on the edge of collapse.Because even in utopia, humans will conspire And also because something new has arisen Bridger, the child who can bring inanimate objects to conscious life. Best Download Seven Surrenders By Ada Palmer For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Thanks to the publisher for the ARC of this novel This is one of those situations where extremely high expectation meets flawless delivery, and I can t be happier for it.Too Like The Lightning was a futuristic political thriller with very heavy under and overtones about the meaning of God and what it means, with great variety and depth of exploration, to a people who are both jaded and very reliant on old Enlightenment ideas and ideals even though they re firmly set in the 25th Century.By way of Thanks to the publisher for the ARC of this novel This is one of those situations where extremely high expectation meets flawless delivery, and I can t be happier for it.Too Like The Lightning was a futuristic political thriller with very heavy under and overtones about the meaning of God and what it means, with great variety and depth of exploration, to a people who are both jaded and very reliant on old Enlightenment ideas and ideals even though they re firmly set in the 25th Century.By way of great...4ish stars In my review of Too Like the Lightning I questioned whether that book was pretentious After reading this second book I feel that I can confidently confirm that suspicion about this series I think it s extremely intelligent, ambitious, and layered It s also ostentatious, affected and self satisfied Regardless, it s very entertaining in a gaudy sort of way and, if not quite brilliant, it s a very well realized possible future Ultimately, the best way I can describe this book is to 4ish stars In my review of Too Like the Lightning I questioned whether that book was pretentious After reading this second book I feel that I can confidently confirm that suspicion about this series I think it s extremely intelligent, ambitious, and layered It s also ostentatious, affected and self satisfied Regardless, it s very entertaining in a gaudy sort of way and, if not quite brilliant, it s a very well realized possible future Ultimately, the best way I can describe this book is to say that it s a lot.It s intentionally frustrating and Palmer pushes all the buttons that make her audience seethe, scoff, question and contemplate She touches on politics, gender and other social constructs, sexuality, authority, and especially religion But is her future society really as plausible as she seems to think it is To each his own, I suppose Inways than one I m reminded of Atlas Shrugged Decide for yours...The short version is, Big Secrets Blow Up Bigger.Long version this is a gleefully, even triumphantly messy novel, which revels in the messiness while gradually drawing us toward a conclusion.Our differently sane narrator repeatedly assures us of the absolute truth of their testimony while mixing gender pronouns and assumptions , Enlightenment language with modern, modes of address, Germanic Capitalization of Nouns and ...Damn, it s a great time to be a reader of Science Fiction Authors like Ada Palmer and books like Seven Surrenders make me genuinely excited about SF and where the genre is going From the first page in her new novel Ada Palmer continues the story she began in the scintillating Too Like the Lightning, and the two books can be read as one story split into two halves I m guessing they were written as one story, but would be too large if left as one book.Mycroft Canner, indentured servant, frien Damn, it s a great time to be a reader of Science Fiction Authors like Ada Palmer and books like Seven Surrenders make me genuinely excited about SF and where the genre is going From the first page in her new novel Ada Palmer continues the story she began in the scintillating Too Like the Lightning, and the two books can be read as one story split into two halves I m guessing they were written as one story, but would be too large if left as one book.Mycroft Canner, indentured servant, friend to the powerful and one time sadistic mass murderer is once again our narrator, reporting on the meetings of world leaders, their secret dalliances, their power struggles, their betrayals Through Mycroft s eyes, and occasionally the eyes of someone he has invited into his story, we see events that threaten to shatter the utopia that earth has become a world with no war, no hunger, no want The characters introduced in the first novel The Saneer Weeksbooths, B...About halfway through Seven Surrenders, it dawned on me how nearly all the characters we ve met in Ada Palmer s Terra Ignota fit neatly into one category or another in the traditional RPG alignment system I don t know enough about Palmer to know if this was intentional or not she is obviously an intellectual, and a history scholar by trade, but who can say what she does in her spare time but that is ultimately beside the point Mycroft Canner, whose perspective on the proceedings is nearly a About halfway through Seven Surrenders, it dawned on me how nearly all the characters we ve met in Ada Palmer s Terra Ignota fit neatly into one category or another in the traditional RPG alignment system I don t know enough about Palmer to know if this was intentional or not she is obviously an intellectual, and a history scholar by trade, but who can say what she does in her spare time but that is ultimately beside the point Mycroft Canner, whose perspective on the proceedings is nearly absolute, is the only one who is impossible to classify Canner, by his own admission a slippery and untrustworthy fellow, grants himself the ubiquity and breadth...Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.My rating is 3.5 stars.Too Like the Lightning was an ambitious, complex, thought provoking work of science fiction, one which challenged a reader to brave its intricate futuristic world and rewarded those who did Ada Palmer s writing a return to the beautiful, ornate styles of the past her measured words and nuance meanings contributing mightily to the powerful nature of the book And Seven Surrenders is on par with its predecessor in every way, continuing th Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.My rating is 3.5 stars.Too Like the Lightning was an ambitious, complex, thought provoking work of science fiction, one which challenged a reader to brave its intricate futuristic world and rewarded those who did Ada Palmer s writing a return to the beautiful, ornate styles of the past her measured words and nuance meanings contr...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This one is both better and worse than volume one I think the worldbuilding getscoherent and interesting The philosophical elements and the plotting actually begin to pay off, at least partly But I think the stylisation is revealed as not worth the price of admission by which I mean particularly the misogyny and sexual violence whose omnipresence doesn t even have plot impact other than highlighting existing themes someSniper s rape fantasy in particular was a drawn out exer This one is both better and worse than volume one I think the worldbuilding getscoherent and interesting The philosophical el...Full review on Youtube really loved this as much as Too Like the Lightning.Seven Surrenders may beappropriately titled Too Like the Lightning, Part 2, as the whole tome was clearly conceived and written as a single unit that just so happened to be longer than first time authors are allowed to get away with As such, you will feel the same about Seven Surrenders as you did about Too Like the Lightning My own feeling is that these books offer a uni...This was a group read with a few of my SFF book club buddies as a follow up to Too Like the Lightning I think I was able to glean a lotfrom it as a group read and it was interesting to see everyone s different perspectives and take aways on it If you re considering this book, and have the opportunity to buddy read it I highly recommend reading i...

• English
• 07 April 2018
Ada Palmer
• Hardcover
• 365 pages
• 0765378027
• Ada Palmer
• Seven Surrenders