Polostan
Volume One of Bomb Light

After enduring the mess that was made of Mr Stephenson’s last multivolume work, The Baroque Cycle, which had its eight parts sold as either seven audio books or three printed volumes (two of which shared their titles with component parts for maximal confusion), it is a definite relief to have his ne......more

A Sprawling Historical Epic That Defies Easy Categorization Neal Stephenson has never been one to think small. From the cyberpunk futurism of Snow Crash to the millennia-spanning saga of Anathem, his novels tend to be ambitious affairs that gleefully shatter genre boundaries. But with Polostan, the f......more

I kept bouncing back and forth about the director for the Polostan movie running in my head. First Wes Anderson, but finally the Coen brothers. While reading, I kept waiting for that distinct Stephenson feeling but it never hit. Maybe I've changed, maybe Neal changed, probably both. I will probably......more

4.0 Stars This was a slow paced of historical fiction, which held similarities with Quicksilver. My favourite aspect were the aspects of science infused into the story. I love reading this author as he shares his knowledge. As a book that isn't directly science fiction, I wouldn't necessarily recomme......more

I was looking forward to this very much. The author's best books are among the best books I've ever read. His ability to paint speculative universes is nigh unparalleled, and the rich details these universes benefit from are a huge part of what makes them lifelike. This book, however, is not this. Th......more