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gipfelglueck's review against another edition
4.0
What a fantastic chaos!
I think I would have to read the three books again from the start to understand what it is all about. But no that'd be too much chaos.
There are great characters, incredible ideas and concepts and backgrounds, lots of references to the earlier books, and overall so much chaos I sometimes had to shake my head and just turn the page without knowing what I'm reading. Highly recommend if you have time to read...
I think I would have to read the three books again from the start to understand what it is all about. But no that'd be too much chaos.
There are great characters, incredible ideas and concepts and backgrounds, lots of references to the earlier books, and overall so much chaos I sometimes had to shake my head and just turn the page without knowing what I'm reading. Highly recommend if you have time to read...
coni_booklover's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
truncarlos's review against another edition
2.0
Aquí ha pasado algo. Un autor que acostumbra a rozar la excelencia aquí coquetea con la mediocridad. Un prólogo excelente y prometedor, al nivel del resto de la trilogía. Un desarrollo demasiado taciturno, y sin esas introspecciones apasionantes que nos regalaba antes. Personajes aplanados, que no aportan cosas nuevas y de un romanticismo mucho más gratuito.
Y, de repente, parece que el autor quiere acabar el libro a toda costa. Explica todo el percal, dice quiénes son todos los personajes y sus claras motivaciones en una sucesión de capítulos con un ritmo violentamente rápido, deseando que llegue un clímax para el que el lector no está preparado en ningún caso. Félix J. Palma es un autor de novelas extensas, y una comercialización ágil de esta obra ha provocado su empeoramiento.
Lo mejor: la ambientación, la originalidad y la imaginación del autor, así como las subtramas y cómo encajan.
Lo peor: el bajón de calidad, el recorte de longitud, la precipitación y la repentina mediocridad de sus personajes.
Me quedo con el Mapa del Tiempo y el Mapa del Cielo, auténticas obras maestras. Se puede prescindir de esta conclusión.
Y, de repente, parece que el autor quiere acabar el libro a toda costa. Explica todo el percal, dice quiénes son todos los personajes y sus claras motivaciones en una sucesión de capítulos con un ritmo violentamente rápido, deseando que llegue un clímax para el que el lector no está preparado en ningún caso. Félix J. Palma es un autor de novelas extensas, y una comercialización ágil de esta obra ha provocado su empeoramiento.
Lo mejor: la ambientación, la originalidad y la imaginación del autor, así como las subtramas y cómo encajan.
Lo peor: el bajón de calidad, el recorte de longitud, la precipitación y la repentina mediocridad de sus personajes.
Me quedo con el Mapa del Tiempo y el Mapa del Cielo, auténticas obras maestras. Se puede prescindir de esta conclusión.
topdragon's review against another edition
4.0
The final volume of the Victorian Trilogy (Trilogía Victoriana) in the original Spanish is a fine conclusion. While it does tie in the events from the first two books, this is largely its own story. HG Wells returns as the main protagonist along with his wife Jane but we are also treated to some really cool new characters including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and the Invisible Man (although it's not Griffin from HG Well's novel). A nice addition is a Scotland Yard detective who turns out to be extremely important to the plot.
This book, like the others, starts slow and methodical with a lot of time spent on the characters and their daily lives. That's fine with me because I enjoy the prose so much, a testament to the English translator, Nick Caistor, as well as the author. The pace quickens as the tale unfolds and soon we begin to understand the true scope of what is transpiring, including what is causing the entire multiverse to collapse. Can't get much bigger than that, when it comes to high stakes.
I really enjoyed this trilogy. It may not suit everybody's tastes due to some rather complex time-jumping, paradoxes, and multiple character viewpoints but I felt comfortable with the entire package. It's one of those that I kept wanting to read one more section before bedtime, and then doing just that.
I shall miss these characters, which is among the highest types of praise I can offer a novel or a series such as this one.
This book, like the others, starts slow and methodical with a lot of time spent on the characters and their daily lives. That's fine with me because I enjoy the prose so much, a testament to the English translator, Nick Caistor, as well as the author. The pace quickens as the tale unfolds and soon we begin to understand the true scope of what is transpiring, including what is causing the entire multiverse to collapse. Can't get much bigger than that, when it comes to high stakes.
I really enjoyed this trilogy. It may not suit everybody's tastes due to some rather complex time-jumping, paradoxes, and multiple character viewpoints but I felt comfortable with the entire package. It's one of those that I kept wanting to read one more section before bedtime, and then doing just that.
I shall miss these characters, which is among the highest types of praise I can offer a novel or a series such as this one.
hope_amanda's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
devonforest's review against another edition
5.0
This series is so good! I love all the twists and turns and the parallel worlds that really mess with my mind. Trying to keep all the worlds straight in my head was a little challenging, but that's half the fun! Sci-fi books that make your brain hurt by thinking about them are the best kind. Everything from the first two books was tied up neatly and everything was worked together. I'm so glad I didn't stop reading after the first one.
cv7d's review against another edition
5.0
This is by far one of the most memorable sci-fi trilogies that I have read in my life. It is much more than a run of the mill sci-fi story you would find off of any bookshelf. The trilogy engages the curious mind while also challenging it with scenes directly linked to scientific topics based on HG Wells’s “The Time Machine”, “The War of the Worlds”, and “The Invisible Man”. But instead of regurgitating the topics discussed in these classical, Palma expands on them with contemporary scientific matters such as the multiverse theory. Overall, it is a really difficult trilogy to put down, and a great challenging read for the inquisitive mind.
lenore13's review against another edition
4.0
De los tres, el que más rápido me ha enganchado y más tiempo me ha tenido entretenida. Para mí el mejor.