Death's End by Liu CixinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The is the last entry in the Remembrance of Earth's Past series, and my final read for the Hugos for 2016. I can say that this last entry in the trilogy is better than the previous one. In fact, it is probably my favorite in the series, on the strength of a more artful translation and the sheer breadth of ideas Liu explores. The scope is the entire universe, which is something I enjoy. In the end, though, the writing is still a bit stiff for me, and the ideas being thrown out there feel scattered. I'm not sure what enthralls people so. Other than that he's an old fashioned chauvinist. I guess I am glad to have experienced the series through to the end and have seen what he is about, but I have seen plenty now. My favorite for the Hugos this year was probably All The Birds In the Sky.
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