The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency #1) -

John Scalzi

Tor Books

2017

336 páginas

11h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780765388889

Our universe is ruled by physics and faster than light travel is not possible -- until the discovery of The Flow, an extra-dimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time that transport us to other worlds, around other stars.

Humanity flows away from Earth, into space, and in time forgets our home world and creates a new empire, the Interdependency, whose ethos requires that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It’s a hedge against interstellar war -- and a system of control for the rulers of the empire.

The Flow is eternal -- but it is not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well, cutting off worlds from the rest of humanity. When it’s discovered that The Flow is moving, possibly cutting off all human worlds from faster than light travel forever, three individuals -- a scientist, a starship captain and the Empress of the Interdependency -- are in a race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.

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4 (Muito bom)

Primeiro contato com Scalzi

Já havia escutado falar sobre John Scalzi através de A Guerra do Velho, no entanto, a sinopse nunca me agradou a ponto de me motivar a ler.

Em The Collapsing Empire, vi a oportunidade que faltava pra conhecer o autor, já que sua sinopse me pareceu mais atrativa e coerente com meu gosto pela ficção científica.

Apesar de alguns infodumps, e pitadas de humor (que não são particularmente meu estilo), nenhum deles foi suficiente para me fazer desgostar da trama e dos personagens bem construídos.

Provavelmente continuarei lendo os demais livros da série, apesar de me dar por satisfeito com o final.