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Count to a Trillion

by John C. Wright
Tor. Dec. 2011. c.368p. ISBN 9780765329271. $25.99. SF
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Menelaus Montrose, a duelist ("hired gun"), joins a space expedition, eager to decipher a cryptic extraterrestrial artifact called the Monument. After an attempt to bolster his intelligence through forbidden experimentation goes wrong, Montrose awakens from an enforced sleep many years in the future; he finds that his genius, having lifted him to superhuman status, reveals to him the dark meanings of the Monument's inscriptions. The author of the "Orphans of Chaos trilogy" (Orphans of Chaos; Fugitives of Chaos; Titans of Chaos) launches a new sf adventure series featuring an unusual and eccentric hero and a world in which economic collapse has led to an ostensibly peaceful utopia.
VERDICT An elegant stylist and a true visionary, Wright will delight hard sf fans with his exuberance, while his characters and plot keep the action fast and furious.
Reviewed by Jackie Cassada , Oct 15, 2011
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