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Light (Engines Of Light: Book 2) by Ken Macleod Pub:
Orbit. 368 page paperback. Price: £ 6.99 (UK), $ 9.99 (CAN). ISBN: 1-84149-109-8. Check out website(s): Skilfully
mixing blockbuster adventure and thoughtful commentary, Ken Mcleod charts the
impact that the first human light speed space craft has on the main city of the
planet, Rawlinston.
There is also a subtle thread of humour throughout the book - which while not making me laugh on the bus did afford me a few wry smiles! There are enough plot twists and conundrums to keep me reading till two o'clock in the morning but not too much so that your brain gets dizzy. It is also a novel that lingers in your mind, that gives you something
to ponder will making yourself a strong cup of coffee because you were up all
night reading! Unfortunately, this is the second book in a series and having not read the first I felt that my enjoyment of the novel suffered. I felt that there were gaps in my understanding that couldn't be explained by my natural stupidity! However I found the 'Dark Light' to be an enjoyable read and
I intend to read the first and third in the series - as should anybody who enjoys
fast-paced, thought-provoking, wry smile inducing Science Fiction. Katie McGivern
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OTHER REVIEWS - December 2002
Other Reviews: December 2002 Books Speed Of Dark by Elizabeth Moon Geomancer (Volume One of The Well Of Echoes) by Ian Irvine Peace by Gene Wolfe - Fantasy (Gollancz) - SF masterworks reprint. New York Blues (Volume 2 of The Virex Trilogy) by Eric Brown Narcissus In Chains by Laurel K. Hamilton To Hold Infinity by John Meaney T2: Infiltrator and T2: Rising Storm by S.M. Sterling Burning Brightly (The Legendary Story Of Herald Lavan Firestorm) by Mercedes Lackey Dark Light (Engines Of Light: Book 2) by Ken Macleod The Isle Of Battle (The Swan's War Book 2) by Sean Russell Star Trek: Captain's Peril by William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens Wild Cards: Deuces Down edited by George RR Martin Videos and Music Once More with Feeling - Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Original Cast Album The Tomorrow People 2:2 - A Rift In Time
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'Dark
Light' by Ken Macleod tells the story of the starship Bright Star's
arrival on the Second Sphere - a planet founded by Gods and populated
by kidnapped alien races. 
The
opening paragraph is one to savour and the rest of the book delivers.
The characters are well-rounded and believable. The Second Sphere
is obviously a place where the men are men and women are feisty!
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