Central Station by Lavie Tidhar | LJ Review

by LJ Reviews
Mar 21, 2016 | Filed in Reviews+
Tidhar (A Man Lies Dreaming; The Violent Century) changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells
61BFzFcymiL._SX321_BO1,204,203,200___1458155244_64196redstarTidhar, Lavie. Central Station. Tachyon. May 2016. 288p. ISBN 9781616962142. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9781616962159. SF In the shadow of an enormous space terminal, in between the modern city of New Tel Aviv and the old Arab port of Jaffa, lies Central Station. This small community has always been a melting pot of people trying to get by and get along, and that remains the reality in the far future. Families such as the Jones and the Chongs have lived there for generations, but in the post-Singularity they share the city with robots left over from forgotten wars, oracles that have chosen to become more other than human, and children being bred to exist both in the human and in the information streams. Now there are new factors influencing Central Station, including a vampire infected with a virus that drives her to feed on the data of those around her. Considering this is essentially a stitch-up novel, pulled together from short stories penned by the author over a decade, it has a strong cohesive feel, with each tale building the portrait of a fascinating future glimpsed through the lens of a tight-knit community. VERDICT Tidhar (A Man Lies Dreaming; The Violent Century) changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells.—Megan McArdle, Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped This review was published in Library Journal's March 15, 2016 issue. Subscribe today and save up to 35 percent off the regular subscription rate.
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