Sci-fi reviews mostly

“The personal, as everyone’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, take it personally. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here – it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft-. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide from under it with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it personal. Do as much damage as you can. Get your message across. That way, you stand a better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference - the only difference in their eyes - between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture

“Most people who have failed miserably in life itself have one last resort left available to them. They become politicians.” It took a while but I finished it. I really liked about 85% of the book. It’s smart, the sci-fi and the way the species have evolved make sense. And I’m probably an asshole but I really did not appreciate the ending. Don’t get me wrong, it all ties down really well, the plot points and characters are finally converging but that’s it. It’s like going to a restaurant that looks really good, the food you ordered has a very nice presentation and the waiter is nice only to realise that it tastes the same as some fast food diner around the corner that sells it 5 times cheaper. Also the plot twists felt kind of expected. Makathran is a good exception as is the statue of the Lady. Again back to the ending that I could not get over. I will not go into details but I was underwhelmed.Ilanthe is a shitty ass villain. The Cat is good, but Ilanthe seems really lame by com

“Stars are better off without us.” Leviathan Wakes is a 2011 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). This science fiction mistery is a part of the Expanse series of books written by James S.A. Corey. The following books have been published: The Butcher of Anderson Station, Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate ,Cibola Burn, Nemesis Games and Babylon's Ashes that appeared as soon as December 6, 2016. 3 more books have been announced so this is a pretty big series. The Butcher of Anderson Station was written after the first 2 books so you can read it first or you can read Leviathan Wakes directly. Getting down to the nitty-gritty of it, this is not your ordinary sf book, as it mixes space opera ,noir and horror elements. I'll admit I was attracted by the space opera, but I found myself enjoying the detective story most! “I don’t believe war ever does. It’s a madness that’s in our nature. Sometimes it recurs;