But neither side trusts the other, and it’s a very fragile balance. The Coronians supply energy and technology, in exchange for raw materials mined by the humans. The plot of the book largely revolves around the tension between the Coronians and Earth-bound humans. A small group of scientists, stranded on Equinox during a crisis, formed their own civilization and eventually called themselves Coronians, a branching-off point in human evolution. But it didn’t last–the atmosphere became polluted and nearly impenetrable by the sun’s rays, killing the ability to use the solar power that people had come to rely on. There was, for a time, a Solar Age in which energy became incredibly cheap and humankind made some significant technological achievements–among them, a vast space station encircling the planet known as Equinox. In the world of Containment, the Earth is in pretty bad shape. I’ll try to give you a sense of the story while avoiding major spoilers. Equinox fills in a little of the backstory, but then also picks up the story from where Containment ended.
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One of my favorite bits is the scale comparison at the back of the book, from the Finalizer Star Destroyer down to Rey’s speeder.Ī few years ago I reviewed Containment by Christian Cantrell–it’s a hard science fiction novel about colonists on Venus, stuck in a world where resources are scarce and producing more oxygen is a top priority.
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The oversized format of the book allows plenty of room for all the details–and there are a lot of details. Kemp Remillard’s illustrations reveal what’s under the hood (or the wing), with plenty of captions and descriptions written by Jason Fry. This book focuses on the vehicles in The Force Awakens, from Rey’s speeder to the Millennium Falcon to Kylo Ren’s command shuttle. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections from DK Publishing Though if you’re looking for answers about C-3PO’s red arm, you’ll have to dig somewhere else. Need to know the rank insignia for the First Order? That’s here, too. Want to see a Rathtar in better lighting? It’s in here. Each page is filled with photographs and little trivia factoids that may not have been revealed in the film. If you just can’t get enough of The Force Awakens, this book is a great way to get a closer look at a lot of little details, from characters to gadgets to vehicles. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary from DK Publishing Each chapter has a little note from Varon explaining what it is and why she drew it, and it’s a fun inside look at a little of her artistic process, plus you also get to see the way her drawing style and technique has changed over the years. The first eight stories were previously published as “Sweaterweather” in 2003, Varon’s first book, and this is a new, expanded version with eight new chapters added to it. Sweaterweather, just published this week, is a collection of short comics stories and illustrated essays going back to 2001. Sara Varon has published a few comic books like Robot Dreams and Bake Sale, and her books are populated by friendly-looking people, anthropomorphic animals, robots, and even food. So, here are a couple of books from my review piles, and the only thing they have in common is that I’ve read them recently.
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Not today–my deadline is here and I don’t have a good collection assembled. Well, usually I try to give my Stack Overflow columns a nice theme, something to wrap everything in a tidy package.