La guerra de Calibán

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James S.A. Corey: La guerra de Calibán (Spanish language, NOVA (EDICIONES B))

640 pages

Spanish language

Published by NOVA (EDICIONES B).

ISBN:
978-84-666-6088-4
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5 stars (3 reviews)

En Ganímedes, asolada por la guerra y fuente de recursos de los planetas exteriores, una marine de Marte asiste a la aniquilación de su pelotón a manos de un supersoldado monstruoso. En la Tierra, una política de alto rango hace todo lo posible por evitar que vuelva a estallar una guerra interplanetaria. Y en Venus, una protomolécula alienígena se ha hecho con el planeta y desencadenado una serie de cambios misteriosos que amenazan con extenderse por el Sistema Solar. El futuro de la humanidad depende de que una sola nave evite una invasión alienígena.

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reviewed Caliban's war by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #2)

Continuing from Leviathan Wakes, and beyond!

4 stars

I don’t really think this will be a long review, this book is part of The Expanse series and by itself, it’s probably not as thought provoking or insightful as some of the other books I’ve read.

This is straight up awesome world building, characters, great action and cool science fiction, further developing the universe that I got introduced to since the first book Leviathan Wakes.

In this book we get introduced to three new characters that get involved in a plot where the events of the previous book have basically turned reality on its head, and Humanity is trying to make sense of things it still can’t comprehend.

We have Bobbie, essentially a Spartan from the Halo universe who goes through some rough stuff, Prax, a botanist whose daughter gets kidnapped for mysterious reasons, and Avasarala, a politician who is trying to keep the delicate balance of relative peace …

Dos grandísimos personajes a la palestra

5 stars

Si bien la primera parte era un duo entre dos personajes. Este ya es más una novela río, tenemos 4 personajes que se van alternando por cada capítulo. Y presentan a dos absolutas cracks de la saga, Avasarala y Bobby. Que les pondrías un piso a cada una.

La historia ahonda en las consecuencias de lo ocurrido en la primera parte, y en un maremágnum político y económico por intentar controlar un poder que nadie conoce, y las consecuencias que puede acarrear.

Muchas facciones implicadas pueden y falsas acusaciones pueden prender una mecha hacia la destrucción total.

Acción divertida, las relaciones entre los personajes aumentan a mayores, ya empiezas a sacarles sus cositas a cada uno. Y lo que quieres es que sigan teniendo aventuras a montones.

Tengo que buscar tiempo y ponerme con el siguiente.

An excellent continuation

5 stars

This continuation of the story of The Expanse universe maintains the pace set in the first volume, Leviathan Wakes. It also continues the writing technique of switching the viewpoint character with every chapter. This might sound confusing, but it works because the plot involves the interaction of different characters in different places on this wide canvas. Returning characters include Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante. And a wonderful new character, Chrisjen Avasarala, makes an appearance here. She is a very smart politician in the U.N. and she manages to play a crucial role in preventing an interplanetary war. Then there is the alien presence represented by the proto-molecule that was the focus of the first book. It is up to something, but just what? A little bit of that mystery is hinted at, but there is much more to come. Now at this point I should admit I …

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  • scifi
  • science fiction
  • space opera

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