More Implied Spaces Reviews

John Joseph Adams | June 2nd 2008 at 2:02 pm

Two new reviews of Implied Spaces.

First up is a new review in the June 2008 issue of Locus (not online) by Russell Letson. Here’s a snippet: “Williams’s characters are built with plenty of humanity and humor, and the various worlds-in-the-wormholes are vividly textured. And behind the thrill-ride of intrigue, special effects, and battles lurk the memory of the Control-Alt-Delete War, the Existential Crisis (paging Greg Egan), and the prospect of meta­physical nightmares to come. Williams wraps this potentially discomforting material in an entertaining, even light-hearted adventure that avoids the somber undertones of Metropolitan and City on Fire or the even graver Days of Atonement. But one thing Williams has in spades is range, and Implied Spaces tucks neatly into the niche available for smart thrill rides for grownups.”

Meanwhile, Paul Raven reviews the book over at the Velcro City Tourist Board: “There’s genuine food for thought behind most of the plot twists, and plenty of good old-fashioned sensawunda – in fact, given the recent rush for that particular bandwagon, I’m very surprised that Night Shade didn’t think to push Implied Spaces as a Young Adult novel. It’s got all the flash-bang gosh-wow and clear plotting that the YA market demands, but also contains deeper layers to reward the older (or simply closer) reader. It’s fast, fun and smart – and you can’t ask for much more than that from a posthuman space opera.”

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