The outside ada hoffmann6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And while movies like Event Horizon do nibble at the idea of using Lovecraftian motifs in space, this novel runs with that idea. Yasira’s girlfriend Tiv (short for Productivity) is a genuinely devout character whose faith and belief is treated with respect. A hierarchical bureaucratic vision of servants of various Gods? Yep, that really feels how “it would go”. But of course AIs afraid of contamination of the Outside would be watching scientific research, and intervene when such research threatens the stability of all and sundry. Perhaps it is because of the nature of the AI Gods and their very Olympian God meddling into daily life, but the theistic aspects of Hoffmann’s universe feel organic and tied to the setting. Herbert’s Dune is far less common than much more sterile rationalist space future, or futures where religion feels perfunctory and tacked on. And then there are the theological aspects to her universe Mixing religion and space opera convincingly into a novel is a tricky task that few authors attempt with any sort of rigor. ![]()
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