Century Rain Audiobook

" yeah, great, second time I've read it. "

" A very good stand alone book. It starts with two threads in completly different worlds, two principle characters but doesn't waste time in bringing them together and progressing the story. It always keeps you on edge. I'm usually turned off by post apocalyptic future earth stuff but this had a unique enough slant to be worthwhile. Nice characters, nice alternate history and good ending. "

" I have read several books by Alastair Reynolds. Most were set in his Revelation Space universe. This book is quite different from those books but never the less is a great read. The plot twists will keep you interested till the very end. "

" I can't get through this one. There's *far* too much mundane description and far too little plot advancement. "

" I'm not really into Science Fiction that involves spaceships and aliens, but this wasn't so bad. There was a lot of time travel and a little detective work that kept it interesting for me. "

" You'll enjoy this if you like 1950's gumshoe detective stories and hard scifi. Reynolds mixes two worlds, two genres and two plot threads together into a really fun read. "

" Eh.... so-so. For many reasons. "

" It was very good and very interesting and well thought through. The writers base of Astronomy also seems to help a lot. It still did not make the reading dull as it might sometimes, but kept it professional and interesting till the last sentence. "

" A very, very bad book. I love this author and have read most of his books which are all very good so this book was a real surprise. Can't recommend it at all. "

" Reynolds once again pulls out a hard science scifi tale with an amazing female protagonist. Not because Verity is some wise-cracking chick who kicks ass and takes names but because she is so *realistic* in her behavior and her strengths. "

" Quantum noir. Recommended if you liked Casablanca and Dune. "

" Another solid Sci-fi escape from a consistently good author. "

" Hey! You've got your noir detective fiction in my alt-history in my space opera! Wow, three great tastes that taste great together! "

" Very interesting book. I liked the premise and the writing was very compelling. I "read" the audiobook and I thought the reader did a great job. The book did make me a bit scared of nanotechnology, though... "

" I enjoyed the ideas (Century Rain in particular), but the characters kept dragging me back in to an overly cliched routine. I got past the dual earths and inexplanable worm holes, but the characters got on my nerves. That doesn't usually happen with Reynolds' novels. "

" Excellent story, great mix of noir alternative history and interesting SF. He definitely left the door open for a sequel and i for one would very much look forward to it. "

" Brilliant, gripping. A mixture of science fiction and 1930s/40s detective novels at its very best. I couldn’t put it down. I would recommend all of Reynold’s books but this one is particularly good. "

" Packed with originality. Also plenty of realistic sounding science. Up there with banks and macloed. "

" Century Rain is a mixture of Space Opera and Noir Mystery that is utterly satisfying to the end. I absolutely loved every part of the story as it unfolded; Reynolds' extremely capable hand was put to great use in this one. "

" Another great Sci_fi by Reynolds. As always, original, engaging, and unpredictable. He's my favourite science fiction writer at the moment. "

" Some really nice concepts involved here, but it takes quite a while to get to where the main part of the narrative lies, there's plenty of action early on, but it seems a bit irrelevant in the long run, then pretty much everything happens in the last few chapters. "