Skyseed by Bill McGuire
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Andrew Lockley
Jul 27, 2021, 2:28:44 PM7/27/21
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Satabdi rated it it was amazing6 months ago
When a clandestine climate engineering effort to fix global warming goes horribly wrong, can the world unite to save itself from extinction? Prof. Bill McGuire's spine-chilling story, closely mirroring current world events and realistically predicting the near future, shook ...more
Book Reviewer rated it really liked it5 months ago
Sky Seed by Bill McGuire transcends genres. It starts as a mystery with light espionage and ends as a dystopian near future novel. There are three main protagonists, but several chapters are written from the perspectives of side characters as well. The book starts with an en ...more
Natalie rated it it was amazing3 months ago
I received a gifted advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review for a book tour hosted by Lovebookstours.
Sky Seed is a genre bending book set not too long from now. (2028).This book starts off as a thriller/mystery and ends as a dystopian novel ...more
Sky Seed is a genre bending book set not too long from now. (2028).This book starts off as a thriller/mystery and ends as a dystopian novel ...more
Lynsey rated it really liked it3 months ago
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This is a harrowing, devastating and breathtaking look at our attitudes to climate change and the inevitability of nature reacting to our failures. I think since Covid I have started to look at dystopian novels like this differently than before. It all seems far too plausible and that is terrifying.
Jane and Karl are scientists who stumble across some samples that show that the planet is no longer raining carbon. Now, that might have once been a cause for celebration but no longer. What is the reason behind this revelation and it's a force of nature or human intervention? Bill answers all these questions and more. I was afraid that I was going to be overwhelmed with the science but it's all clearly explained and it doesn't feel as if it has been ‘dumbed down’.
There are three parts to this book - the first is action-packed with revelations happening all the way through. The remaining two parts are slower in pace but they are the ones which resonated more for me. The final chapter that features Jane made me cry. It was so eloquent and overwhelming. This is a hard look at climate change and it's a hard read but oh so worth it. (less)
Jane and Karl are scientists who stumble across some samples that show that the planet is no longer raining carbon. Now, that might have once been a cause for celebration but no longer. What is the reason behind this revelation and it's a force of nature or human intervention? Bill answers all these questions and more. I was afraid that I was going to be overwhelmed with the science but it's all clearly explained and it doesn't feel as if it has been ‘dumbed down’.
There are three parts to this book - the first is action-packed with revelations happening all the way through. The remaining two parts are slower in pace but they are the ones which resonated more for me. The final chapter that features Jane made me cry. It was so eloquent and overwhelming. This is a hard look at climate change and it's a hard read but oh so worth it. (less)
Miriam Morgans rated it really liked it3 months ago
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Sky Seed
By Bill Maguire
This cover really caught my eye and I don't normally go for sci-fi themed stories but this one had me interested from the get go!
When scientist Jane discovers carbon eating nanobots in our atmosphere after a volcanic eruption, th ...more
Sky Seed
By Bill Maguire
This cover really caught my eye and I don't normally go for sci-fi themed stories but this one had me interested from the get go!
When scientist Jane discovers carbon eating nanobots in our atmosphere after a volcanic eruption, th ...more
Amy (Amy_justonemorechapter) rated it really liked it3 months ago
There’s a lot of scientific vocabulary used in the book, the plot is linked to geoengineering however, the scientific element was so interesting, it was written really well it was easy to follow without being overwhelming. Added to the scientific element is possibly one of t ...more
Dawn rated it really liked it3 months ago
I very much enjoyed reading "Skyseed". There's a great story, some shocking moments, plenty of action, and a huge warning for all of us. I liked Bill McGuire's style of writing and his way of threading a plot together. I would have liked to get to know the characters a littl ...more
nicola mckenna rated it really liked it3 months ago
This book is fast paced and terrifying but in a good way.
Skyseed is about two scientists called Jane and Karl who have just found out that the world is not what we think it is and we need to do something to stop it changing. Skyseed is a book of two half’s, the first half th ...more
Skyseed is about two scientists called Jane and Karl who have just found out that the world is not what we think it is and we need to do something to stop it changing. Skyseed is a book of two half’s, the first half th ...more
Diane Hallinen rated it liked it6 months ago
Good science storytelling about the dangers of geoengineering
Some interesting science and a good message about the dangers of geoengineering. Could have done without the final Requiem section of the book though.
Some interesting science and a good message about the dangers of geoengineering. Could have done without the final Requiem section of the book though.
Tracy Wheeler rated it really liked it3 months ago
This was definitely a book of two halves. The first half had very much the feel of a thriller. The opening chapter was intense and high impact and made you want to read on. It was fast paced and centred around three scientists discovering and trying to find out what some airborne anomalies were and what the implications to the planet would be. I did wonder if it would be too scientific for me but that wasn’t the case at all, the scientific explanations were easy to follow and I really liked the three main characters. Parts two and three had a totally different feel. It describes the possible aftermath of us messing with nature and the environment and was actually quite disturbing. It had quite an impact on me, I got quite emotional reading it and I wonder if that is more so because we’ve been living through a pandemic and realise that some things we can’t control. I found the last section quite hard to read, not because of the writing, it was really well written but because of the hopelessness and despair conveyed. It really made me appreciate and think about what we’ve got now and what could happen if we don’t look after our planet. I don’t think I’ve read such a thought provoking book in a long time and despite the stark message it contains I really enjoyed it.
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