Century Rain

Century Rain is a science fiction novel by author Alastair Reynolds. Earth is uninhabitable due to a scientific and technological disaster called Nanocaust. Archaeologist Verity Auger explores the remaining landscape. An amazing thing was discovered: the Earth in the mid-20th century was preserved like a fly in amber. Having a device that can destroy both worlds, Verity finds the man who activated the device to protect world peace.

Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.

Review 1: Century Rain audiobook by DAVID

One of John Lee’s best performances

I’m an Alistair Reynolds fan, got this the same day it became available. The story is good, but not one of his best. I realy liked the steampunky ‘Terminal World’ much more. If Mr. Reynolds is going to veer from his standard hard SciFi space operas, he should continue in that direction, in my humble opinion. However, John Lee really nailed this one!. His voice for the American private eye was spot on. The only other review so far was negative due to the “1920 detective noir” style. The main character is a detective from 1959…go figure. I thought it was perfect for the character and story. Bravo Mr. Lee!

Review 2: Century Rain audiobook by Alex Levine

Very successful fusion of noir and hard SF

This is my favorite Reynolds novel so far–though I still have quite a few more to read. The plotting is very tight, including a satisfying joint resolution, toward the end, of several seemingly unrelated subplots. The characters are distinctive, and mesh nicely. As for the high concept, I don’t want to risk spoilers by saying too much about it here. I found it very appealing. As a student of 20th Century history, I was particularly fascinated by the very subtly-crafted wrongness of Reynolds’s 1959 Paris.

I can’t decide whether the occasional references to “Casablanca” are fun or just a little too cute. I’m also not hugely enthusiastic about Mr. Lee’s narration, especially the character voice for the main American character, with accent and phrasing just far enough off to be occasionally irritating. On the other hand, a supporting character with a Danish surname sounds pretty credible to my admittedly non-Danish ear. The defects are all minor, though. I’d give this one a strong recommendation.

Review 3: Century Rain audiobook by Palo Alto Resident

Brilliant on All Levels

I’ve listened to many of Reynolds’ novels. This is the winner. Reynolds had me believing in his new and exciting SF inventions, but beyond that the novel is a fine mixture of mystery and terror.

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