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# In Ascension: Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2024 Paperback – 1 Feb. 2024

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Voyage Through Time and Space
  

*by R***I on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2024*

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes is an intriguing sci-fi novel that delves into both the depths of the ocean and the expanse of outer space, weaving them together in an enthralling journey across time.While the story occasionally delves into unnecessary details, particularly regarding the protagonist’s personal growth and her relationship with her sister, the core of the narrative remains compelling. The exploration of the deep sea and space travel is captivating, enhanced by the clever use of time loops that create an engaging hypothesis of life’s cycle akin to the “chicken and egg” dilemma.MacInnes displays impressive storytelling skills, crafting a narrative that is both believable and imaginative. Despite occasional departures from established scientific principles, the novel stays true to its sci-fi roots, seamlessly blending science with fantasy. Although there are a few loose ends in the plot, they do not significantly detract from the overall story progression.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    wordy sci fi
  

*by B***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2023*

This was Book 10 of my Booker prize long list readathonthis novel deals with a science-fiction potential future why humans have suddenly become aware of a technology that will allow interstellar space travel. There is a link between this and the research that the narrator is carrying out on single celled organisms that she has collected from a newly discovered deep sea trench in mid ocean. It’s all a little unclear to begin with exactly what the link is and I found this rather unsatisfactory for awhile. There is a lot of technical detail which does tend to become a little dull  at times .The author’s writing reminded of the writing of Andy Weir but I felt that whilst Andy Weir’s science is just about believable if you stretch your imagination, a little bit there that this science in this novel really was a step too far for me. I didn’t believe it for a minute and this really did affect my enjoyment of the novel.The author has a lyrical writing style, which is a pleasure to read. There was some sentences that I felt I had to highlight, for example  “ A family is a group of strangers, with a destructive desire, for common nostalgia “Much of the novel is a journey which to me never seem to get anywhere. I did however like the ending, which for some reason I hadn’t predicted , it was pleasingly circular and made me smile.The novel is published in the UKBy Atlantic booksThis review will appear on Goodreads, NetGalley, UK, Amazon, UK and on my book, pro bionicsarahsbooks.WordPress.com

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Competently written, intriguing, disappointing and unimaginative ending
  

*by E***C on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2023*

As a piece of prose this is competently written. The characters are good and the general story certainly filled with intrigue and interest. Pacing is strong and the general scientific details used throughout are reasonable enough, aside from a few minor inaccuracies.The biggest issue I had with the book is that it ultimately doesn't feel like it leads anywhere and the ending is incredibly uninspired. To end up at a situation where a bootstrapping is implied is very unsatisfying and this is made worse by MacInnes's tendency throughout the novel to pepper in some bigger questions with respect to the origin of life, the purpose of Earth's history, it's place in the universe and then the prospect of extraterrestrial life.These are all incredibly interesting threads when they are delivered, but the way in which they are simply left or moved over means that the ending of the story is ultimately hollow and follows a well worn sci-fi trope. Given the nature of how the book concludes, it sadly gives the impression that MacInnes is including all these tantalising possibilities purely to give the story more importance than it ultimately has. The book would have been stronger if many of the aspects covered - the deep trenches, the hints of engineered life, the propulsion system coming from Datura, the mystery of Voyager I, Datura itself - were explored to see if a novel and interesting revelation could be proposed. Many of these aspects are skipped over, forgotten or written around which results in an unsatisfying conclusion.In many ways, I consider this book something of an inverse to The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. The Dark Forest contains some poorly written characters, a tendency towards misogynistic portrayals, some unsatisfying threads and is overly long. Yet, the profoundness of what is implied by the conclusion is astounding. It is captivating and expertly woven into many puzzling questions we are faced with today. In Ascension is the opposite - the characters are brilliant, the threads are well handled but, by the end, the inability of any of the tantalising threads to be expanded on in a manner that isn't a well worn conclusion to many sci-fi stories lets the book down.An enjoyable read in the moment, but there is nothing to keep a reader engaged or pondering after the final words

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