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Something ridiculous in book 3, City of Mirrors (Spoiler Alert)

posted 7 years ago by whynotwriteme (7442)
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OK, at the end of the book, the timeline jumps ahead 1,000 years to the era of the Indo-Australian Republic, which we have heard about previously as having found some of the narratives we have been reading.

This civilization exists 1,000 years in the future and got its start from a tiny colony on a deserted Pacific island made up of less than 1,000 people, who themselves were from a world 100 years removed from current day civilization.

However...

The 1,000 years in the future Indo-Australian Republic is EXACTLY like present-day Western civilization. They wear suits and ties, they eat hot dogs, they drive cars, they have the same values and concerns, and they are exactly like present day civilization in every way, except I do not think they use cell phones or personal computers, as they were not mentioned. They also use airships instead of planes and they worship Amy instead of Jesus or Allah or Jehovah etc.

This is evidence either of incredible laziness or a colossal failure of imagination and understanding of history and the way civilizations develop.

[–] Sandoz (2021) 6 years ago

I didn't even get as far as the third book, and based on your summation above, I'm glad I didn't.

I liked book one very much, and I think it was primarily because the story took place in "present day" times--the characters and the plague of vampires was much more relatable.

The second book felt like a chore for me to get through--the jump to the future and the Mad Max-like outpost fort of humanity in the wilderness was too sci-fi fantasy for my taste...that replaced the horror that was prevalent in the first book.

No interest at all in reading the third. And based on the casting decisions (and general overall approach, too) for the TV adaptation, I don't think I have much interest in it, either.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I gave up before the third book too. If the second and third had been as strong as the first, it would have been the best trilogy since Jonathan Maberry's Pine Deep trilogy. Read those if you haven't already, they are totally engrossing, and all equally good.