The Cassini Division is an elite military force in the 24th century, on a front-line station around Jupiter, with the uneviable task of protecting the Solar Union from post-humans, who appear to be dangerously close to becoming gods- a faction of humans that has decided that would rather transform themselves with advanced technology over generations, than stay in the flesh as the rest of the inner Solar System has. You aren't really sure whether you should like her or not, but you tend to sympathize a bit more with her because you are doing the literary equivelant of walking step by step in her shoes and seeing through her eyes. There's a challenge MacLeod undertook in having the reader experience the story through the point of view of someone who basically wants to erase every last post human in existence. There are two other characters that seem to serve the functions of balance and counterpoints to Ellen's obstinate She is a vicious soldier and leader of the Division that is bent on destroying the Outwarders (post humans). The entire story is told from Ellen's point of view. We are what we eat, and we eat everything.'

If you interests coincide with those of others, let them work together with you, and against the rest.

If your interestsĬonflict with those of others, let the others pit their power aganst yours, everyone for themselves. You are free to do whatever is in your power, and if you want to survive and thrive you had better do whatever is in your interests. Might makes right, and power makes freedom. Nothing matters, except what matters to you. There is nothing but matter, forces, space and Life is the scum of matter, and people are the scum of life. Therefore, life is aggression, and successful life is successful aggression. 'Life is a process of breaking down and using other matter, and if need be, other life. There's just something awesome about strong female characters in science fiction that really attracts me- women like Brawne Lamia, Paula Myo, Justine Burnelli, Perostek Balveda, Ana Khouri, Ilia Volyova, Thalia Ng, and Jessica Atreides. I hug my human wickedness in a shiver of delight.'Įllen May Ngwethu is a genocidal bitch.and I absolutely loved her! There I said it. 'Humanity is indeed evil, from any non-human point of view.

Yes I know its kindof lazy, but I'm in a lazy mood, and I want to get this review out, because its a little gem ofĪ book that I dont think alot of sci fi readers are aware of. First of all, I apologize in advance for all the quotations I use in trying to review this book, I just want to give MacLeod credit instead of paraphrasing him.

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