Earth Made of Glass
The second book in John Barnes'[link is to his Amazon blog] 'Thousand Cultures' series. Just finished up the reread of this one, leading up to the upcoming release of book 4.
This one also doesn't much make obvious the book 3 issues about which more when I finish that reread, although it does start to drop hints about the setting. (We find out that the aintellects not only keep the various economies running, but are also doing all of the actual new science. We learn of Addams, the major world with 92 cultures that has not built a springer and joined the outside world. A few more details on the aliens thrown in. And likewise some hints as to the history leading up to the thousand cultures.)
But mainly, it's a novel of two disintegrating relationships, one between two cultures and the other between two people, and how they end badly despite well-intentioned efforts to save them. Still recommended reading for anyone.
This one also doesn't much make obvious the book 3 issues about which more when I finish that reread, although it does start to drop hints about the setting. (We find out that the aintellects not only keep the various economies running, but are also doing all of the actual new science. We learn of Addams, the major world with 92 cultures that has not built a springer and joined the outside world. A few more details on the aliens thrown in. And likewise some hints as to the history leading up to the thousand cultures.)
But mainly, it's a novel of two disintegrating relationships, one between two cultures and the other between two people, and how they end badly despite well-intentioned efforts to save them. Still recommended reading for anyone.
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