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(2020), Edition: 1, 306 pages
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Book three of the Quantum Gravity Series sees Lila Black back from her adventures in Demonia and struggling to cope with the even stranger world of Faerie. And these Faeries couldn't be less like Tinkerbell. These Faeries are capricious, unknowable and dangerous. And they will be Lila's toughest test yet. Lila may have reached some sort of peace over the fate of her parents, she may have built some bridges with her sister but when you're half cyborg, when you contain enough high-tech weaponry to win a small war, when you don't know your heart, still love an elf and don't trust your bosses you can be capricious unknowable and quiter dangerous enough yourself. This is a fast moving SF fantasy full of thrills and adventures but informed with a ready wit and prepared to touch on serious themes of identity, reality and sexual politics.… (more)
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LibraryThing member Shrike58
The story of Lila Black and her companions continues to accelerate with great violence and ferocity through demon, human, faery, and human space once again; with a great climax taking place in Faery. This leaves Lila finding herself having achieved a certain consummation as a paladin, apparently
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partaking of all the worlds, but it also leaves her almost alone when what she wants most is to give up none of her loved ones. The question not answered is what is the nature of the forces that shattered the assorted planes of reality, and which apparently threaten to do yet more damage. That I don't rate this book a little higher is a comment on the rather high bar Robson has left herself in terms of bringing this cycle to an appropriate conclusion. Show Less
LibraryThing member lewispike
This book picks up very quickly after book 2, although Lila, Zal and Teazle have got married and are on honeymoon in Demonia.
They leave because Malachi comes to ask for help, and end up travelling into Faerie by accident. They meet Jack Giantkiller as the Fisher King and have to compete with his
Lots of the classic Faerie tropes are present - the ideas of the courts, faeries existing oddly in time and space and the like, and when they get back (those that do) 50 years has gone!
The story starts a little slowly, but speeds up and faerie is nicely handled, exciting and pulls off the feat of being familiar enough to the stories that it works, but with a number of twists and turns that make it new and fun.
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They leave because Malachi comes to ask for help, and end up travelling into Faerie by accident. They meet Jack Giantkiller as the Fisher King and have to compete with his
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riddles to sort things out.Lots of the classic Faerie tropes are present - the ideas of the courts, faeries existing oddly in time and space and the like, and when they get back (those that do) 50 years has gone!
The story starts a little slowly, but speeds up and faerie is nicely handled, exciting and pulls off the feat of being familiar enough to the stories that it works, but with a number of twists and turns that make it new and fun.
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LibraryThing member callmecayce
I totally love this series. It's got just enough science fiction to keep the fantasy from driving me nuts. But by saying that, I'm not giving the book enough credit. It's an extremely fun read, well written and keeps me engaged. I enjoy that the main character, Lila Black, is not perfect. She has
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her own issues and spends lots of time trying to sort them out -- along with a bunch of other things. All the characters are well developed and we learn more about them, as well as the places Lila inhabits/visits, as the novels go on. I look forward to the next novel in this series. Show Less
LibraryThing member krau0098
This is the third book in the Quantum Gravity series by Justin Robson. There are supposed to be at least 5 books in this series. The fourth book "Chasing the Dragon" came out in August of 2009. This was a decent book, I liked it better than "Selling Out" book 2, but there are still some things that
The book start with Lila Black in Demonia. Right away we find out she has married both Zal and the demon Teazle and they are honeymooning in Demonia. The honeymoon consists primarily of fighting off various demon assassins to prove herself worthy of her husbands. Then Malichi shows up and tells Lila that her and the boys are needed in Otopia to deal with the Moth Crisis that is going on. Lila and Zal end up being pushed into fairy before they are ready and then the whole gang is suddenly dealing with events in the realm of fairy that are way bigger than they are. Lila is also continuing to change as her machine and natural body parts become less and less separate.
This was an interesting book. If the first book in the series was about the elven world and the second was about Demonia, then this book is about the fairy realm. As has been the case with these books there is a lot going on and it seems like Lila (Or maybe Robson) looses site of what the main story plot is. The book is a bit slow to start as we get to watch Lila, Zal, and Teazle "relax" in Demonia. Once they get pulled into the Fairy Realm then things really pick up pace and get very interesting. This book is more linear than the last book was and doesn't switch viewpoint as much.
The biggest strength in this series is the world building. The characters are also very interesting. The biggest thing I have a problem is with the plot; it kind of skitters around everywhere. There are so many things that are mentioned but never really addressed. For example the worlds cracking apart is talked about but never really dealt with, getting rid of the Moths appears to be a major goal of the stories but is dealt with in passing, Lila and Zal's Game is brought up once but never really dealt with, etc. etc. I am still unsure about how I feel about Robson's writing style. It takes me a bit to get used to, but after I get used to it I am okay with it.
The usual cast of characters is brought into the book and sometimes I found them overwhelming. Now we are not just dealing with Lila and Zal, but Lila, Zal, Teazle, the imp, Malichi, and Tath...not to mention all the side characters. I guess I just feel like this book could have been tighter and a bit better planned. I won't include any spoilers but the end of the book left me kind of confused and dissatisfied, not to mention it didn't really sum up anything.
Overall, I am still fascinated by Robson's world and her characters. I am disappointed in the plot and how it goes all over the place bringing up a million new issues but resolving none of them. Will I read the fourth book? Probably. This is a very creative and intriguing series and that draws me to it, but I may not read any more after that it the plot is still scattered.
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are a bit crazy about this book especially towards the end. I listened to this as an audio book and the quality was okay but not the best I have heard.The book start with Lila Black in Demonia. Right away we find out she has married both Zal and the demon Teazle and they are honeymooning in Demonia. The honeymoon consists primarily of fighting off various demon assassins to prove herself worthy of her husbands. Then Malichi shows up and tells Lila that her and the boys are needed in Otopia to deal with the Moth Crisis that is going on. Lila and Zal end up being pushed into fairy before they are ready and then the whole gang is suddenly dealing with events in the realm of fairy that are way bigger than they are. Lila is also continuing to change as her machine and natural body parts become less and less separate.
This was an interesting book. If the first book in the series was about the elven world and the second was about Demonia, then this book is about the fairy realm. As has been the case with these books there is a lot going on and it seems like Lila (Or maybe Robson) looses site of what the main story plot is. The book is a bit slow to start as we get to watch Lila, Zal, and Teazle "relax" in Demonia. Once they get pulled into the Fairy Realm then things really pick up pace and get very interesting. This book is more linear than the last book was and doesn't switch viewpoint as much.
The biggest strength in this series is the world building. The characters are also very interesting. The biggest thing I have a problem is with the plot; it kind of skitters around everywhere. There are so many things that are mentioned but never really addressed. For example the worlds cracking apart is talked about but never really dealt with, getting rid of the Moths appears to be a major goal of the stories but is dealt with in passing, Lila and Zal's Game is brought up once but never really dealt with, etc. etc. I am still unsure about how I feel about Robson's writing style. It takes me a bit to get used to, but after I get used to it I am okay with it.
The usual cast of characters is brought into the book and sometimes I found them overwhelming. Now we are not just dealing with Lila and Zal, but Lila, Zal, Teazle, the imp, Malichi, and Tath...not to mention all the side characters. I guess I just feel like this book could have been tighter and a bit better planned. I won't include any spoilers but the end of the book left me kind of confused and dissatisfied, not to mention it didn't really sum up anything.
Overall, I am still fascinated by Robson's world and her characters. I am disappointed in the plot and how it goes all over the place bringing up a million new issues but resolving none of them. Will I read the fourth book? Probably. This is a very creative and intriguing series and that draws me to it, but I may not read any more after that it the plot is still scattered.
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LibraryThing member tinLizzy
I'm totally sucked into this series - I love the characters, the story. It's twisted, wrecked, and awesome. Lila gets to be a badass with both Demon and Elf lovers, and no apologies or mincing around about it. Brain candy all around - but smart, clever, intelligent brain candy - with a hot
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Trinity-like cyborg chik. I'm in love. Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Every time Lila Black seems to be getting even what could be described as a vague grasp on what's going on in her world something else blows up in her face, sometimes very literally.
It would have been easy for Lila to turn into a Mary Sue, after all she is a cyborg with strange parts that are
The story opens in Demonia, back to Otopia and then to Faery, Lila will lose and gain, will win and will strive to win but during it all she will rely on her friends and her skills.
Every time I think I understand where Justina Robson is going with the story she throws something else into the mix or another road block I wasn't expecting. This appeals to the Shadowrun / cyberpunk / urban fantasy lover that I am, often simultaneously.
It would have been easy for Lila to turn into a Mary Sue, after all she is a cyborg with strange parts that are
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slowly but surely changing her. No-one is truly sure about how her armour works, least of all her and it seems to be almost only limited by her imagination. The story opens in Demonia, back to Otopia and then to Faery, Lila will lose and gain, will win and will strive to win but during it all she will rely on her friends and her skills.
Every time I think I understand where Justina Robson is going with the story she throws something else into the mix or another road block I wasn't expecting. This appeals to the Shadowrun / cyberpunk / urban fantasy lover that I am, often simultaneously.
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LibraryThing member Capnrandm
GOING UNDER suffers less than SELLING OUT from the difficulty of separated protagonists. Lila, Teazle and Zal come together and then go spinning off into faery, learning more about themselves in the process. Faery did not have as distinct a flavor for me as Alfheim or Demonia, though everyone's
Where SELLING OUT dragged for me, GOING UNDER has restored the series momentum, itching to get to book four.
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regression to their older forms was interesting.Where SELLING OUT dragged for me, GOING UNDER has restored the series momentum, itching to get to book four.
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2008-11-20