caterina_1212's review
5.0
Read after The Collapsing Empire. The most delightful 5 pages of science I have ever read. I just adore the idea of writers doing fan fiction for their own works.
cesarbustios's review
4.0
Those must have been exciting times to live. This is how the Flow was discovered and how humanity successfully managed to travel over a "stream" for the first time: the Mainz Rift. Also, an early look at the dawn of the Wu corporation. Loved it.
fenny_42's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Really enjoyed this little story about the origin of the science that fuels travel in the interdependency books. Psyched to read that series in the future!
"The universe, despite the roots of its name, was not alone."
"The universe, despite the roots of its name, was not alone."
mdpenguin's review
3.0
This was a good enough to introduce humanity discovering the Flow and realizing its potential
vailynst's review
4.0
Link to the Fan-Fiction Short by JS
You can listen to it or read it. Both options are available on Scalzi's post.
The link is also in the story info but it's always nice to have it tucked into a review. I only chanced upon the short while trying to figure out what new book Scalzi has coming out. I don't try to read all of the stories attached to series because it's 50/50 on whether or not I will like them.
Scalzi: Because the piece is not in the book, this origin story of The Flow is not “canonical” — which is to say, while I wrote it to understand the universe I created, I reserve the right in the future to ignore it entirely or in parts if, for the purposes of writing a new book in the universe, I decide to go in another direction. To that respect, you could consider it “fan fiction” of my own universe. Which I think is pretty nifty.
At first, I wasn't sure if I would bother reading the whole thing but, before I knew it, I was laughing and then it was over. The short story is like an abbreviated biography with a definitive "tone" of humor. Sardonic is a good word. =)
Fun piece of potential backstory for the Interdependency.
You can listen to it or read it. Both options are available on Scalzi's post.
The link is also in the story info but it's always nice to have it tucked into a review. I only chanced upon the short while trying to figure out what new book Scalzi has coming out. I don't try to read all of the stories attached to series because it's 50/50 on whether or not I will like them.
Scalzi: Because the piece is not in the book, this origin story of The Flow is not “canonical” — which is to say, while I wrote it to understand the universe I created, I reserve the right in the future to ignore it entirely or in parts if, for the purposes of writing a new book in the universe, I decide to go in another direction. To that respect, you could consider it “fan fiction” of my own universe. Which I think is pretty nifty.
At first, I wasn't sure if I would bother reading the whole thing but, before I knew it, I was laughing and then it was over. The short story is like an abbreviated biography with a definitive "tone" of humor. Sardonic is a good word. =)
Fun piece of potential backstory for the Interdependency.
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