Declare Books Toward Darwinia
| Original Title: | Darwinia |
| ISBN: | 0812566629 (ISBN13: 9780812566628) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1999), Prix Aurora Award for Best Long Form Work in English (1999) |
Robert Charles Wilson
Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 3.36 | 3435 Users | 340 Reviews
Details About Books Darwinia
| Title | : | Darwinia |
| Author | : | Robert Charles Wilson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
| Published | : | July 15th 1999 by Tor Science Fiction (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Alternate History |
Description During Books Darwinia
In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antedeluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle is an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire. Leaving an America now ruled by religious fundamentalism, young Guilford Law travels to Darwinia on a mission of discovery that will take him further than he can possibly imagine...to a shattering revelation about mankind's destiny in the universe. Darwinia is a 1999 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.Rating About Books Darwinia
Ratings: 3.36 From 3435 Users | 340 ReviewsRate About Books Darwinia
The War in HeavenReligious doctrine has always been an impertinent imposition on spiritual and metaphysical imagination by those in search of power. Doctrine not only stops the development of religious thought, it also promotes anti-religious sentiment that limits understanding of ourselves, of others, and of the meaning of our existence in the universe. Darwinia is a brilliant exposition of the insanity as well as inanity of doctrinal formulation and enforcement. The book also suggests theThe first half of this, the half that details an exploration of Darwinia, is really good as several other reviewers have pointed out. The last half isn't quite up to level of the first half. It works and fits, but it doesn't quite fit. It's an interesting idea, one that made me poke things, but it felt, in a way, like a huge let down.Truth be told, I think I would've preferred either another explanation for the transformation of Europe or not to have been told why it happened at all. I think I
Regrettably, this book had so much potential which was never fully exploited (in my opinion, at the least). The alternative Europe setting promised much excitement and suspense. But that world was never fully realized. I really wanted to know more about "Darwinia" but in retrospect it seems that Robert Charles Wilson never really considered that to be the driving point of his book.The characters were 2-dimensional and too many were killed-off nonchalantly to keep me interested in the plot.Robert
Photographer in alt history 1920s gets recruited into a battle for the memory of the universe taking place at the end of time. Which is a way more interesting summary than this book deserves.Yeah, I think I need to stop digging through RCWs back catalog in search of a book as brilliant and wonderful as Spin. There clearly isnt one back there, and it isnt worth having to slog through stuff like this.This is supposed to be a skiffy meditation on immortality and memory and living, all wrapped in
"Darwinia" has a four-star first half, and a one-star conclusion. An interesting premise that at first seems unlikely to be fully explained (in the good, mysterious way) is later unraveled in one of the most unbelievable and ridiculous revelations I've encountered in a long time. I'm a fan of pulp and wild-eyed, fevered imaginations, but the explanation for the the "Miracle" that converted old-world Europe into a wasteland of alien flora & fauna is beyond any hint of the suspension of
boy but this was a bit of a mind fuck, hey? TBH i think it went a bit off the rails near the end, but it's a curious ontological exploration.
Sometimes an author's less well-known books can be the best ...While I am a fan of Wilson's more popular, award-winning books (see, e.g., Spin ), I love his less-popular works, like Darwinia and Blind Lake , even more. I think Darwinia is one of Wilson's best. I know a lot of reviewers didn't appreciate it as much, though, and I think it's just a matter of whether this book clicks with you. This book clicked with me on different levels. I love books that force you to question the nature of
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