A review by bmcraec
Faller by Will McIntosh
2.0
The physics of this space really bothered me. The author eventually throws in the idea that singularities are so weird they can completely change the physics, but how does air stay breathable? If each of the islands are so far apart it takes multiple days to fall to them, surely the volume occupied by this piecemeal distended earth would be similar to a gas giant or even a star?
Other reviewers have commented on the B-movie logistical challenges; how do our main characters replenish their ammunition? Evacuating one’s waste in free-fall, mentioned late in the book, would be problematic in action and aftermath. I’m glad I read it, and it would possibly make a watchable SyFy channel series, but my disbelief was insufficiently suspended.
Other reviewers have commented on the B-movie logistical challenges; how do our main characters replenish their ammunition? Evacuating one’s waste in free-fall, mentioned late in the book, would be problematic in action and aftermath. I’m glad I read it, and it would possibly make a watchable SyFy channel series, but my disbelief was insufficiently suspended.