Germline
The Subterrene War, Book 1

Of the debut SFF books I've read recently this one comes closest to literary fiction and has the best prose (bar Half-Sick of Shadows). The book's been described as very dark and depressing. I just found it interesting and at times exciting. The protagonist is messed up with a drug habit and post tr......more

Oscar Wendell ir žurnālsts, kas strādā avīzē The Stars and Stripes. Viņu nomāc depresija un narkotiku atkarība, tāpēc, kas gan varētu būt labākā vieta, kur atrast ceļu uz slavu un iepazītu sevi, kā Kazahstāna, kur par bagātīgiem minerālu resursiem karo futuristiski Krievijas un ASV karavīri pazemes......more

You don't give a book five stars for having a flawless story, you give a book five stars because at the end you want to scream, "This book is awesome!" The book should change you through living in the main character's skin. You pick the book up each time with the same familiarity as if you were sitt......more

[URL not allowed] Wow. Before I go any further into this review I want to be up front that I don't really feel qualified to review or judge this novel until I read it a second time. Nevertheless, I'm going to give it my best go. Please consider this more of a "first impressions......more

Germline, T. C. McCarthy’s ambitious debut novel, is the first installment in his Subterrene War trilogy. While it is ostensibly labeled as work of near-future military science fiction, that description barely scratches the surface of the true scope of the novel: Germline is, in essence, a gritty an......more