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Fractal Noise: A Fractalverse Novel
A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.
July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the anomaly.
On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide.
Its curve not of nature, but design.
Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole and why.
But they all carry the burdens of lives carved out on disparate colonies in the cruel cold of space.
For some the mission is the dream of the lifetime, for others a risk not worth taking, and for one it is a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe.
Each step they take toward the mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last.
And the ghosts of their past follow.
The Fractalverse Series
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Fractal Noise
July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the anomaly.
On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide.
Its curve not of nature, but design.
Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole and why.
But they all carry the burdens of lives carved out on disparate colonies in the cruel cold of space.
For some the mission is the dream of the lifetime, for others a risk not worth taking, and for one it is a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe.
Each step they take toward the mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last.
And the ghosts of their past follow.
The Fractalverse Series
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Fractal Noise
Editorial Reviews
"Breathes new life into the classic first encounter narrative. . . . Paolini makes the experiences of his well-shaded explorers vivid and gripping through smart worldbuilding and believable stakes. James S.A. Corey fans will be especially riveted."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Breathes new life into the classic first encounter narrative. . . . Paolini makes the experiences of his well-shaded explorers vivid and gripping through smart worldbuilding and believable stakes. James S.A. Corey fans will be especially riveted."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"This pulse-pounding science-fiction novel pits human curiosity and technology against alien tech deep in the cosmos. . . . An excellent starting point for the series as a whole."―Library Journal
"Paolini understands that in the best character-driven science-fiction stories, the alien tech is never as interesting as the human relationships. Tense and gripping."―Kirkus Reviews
"Mounting tension, danger, and uncertainty. . . . Shows Paolini's range as a storyteller."―Booklist
Praise for Christopher Paolini and the Fractalverse series:
"Vibrant world building.... A large cast of interesting and relatable characters.... Sincere emotional depth. Highly recommended for fans of James A. Corey's The Expanse series and for fantasy fans willing to try space opera."―Booklist, starred review
"A powerful piece of SF, with intelligent writing and big ideas."―Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
"Fans of all kinds, one can be sure, will come to question, and stay to explore."―The Wall Street Journal
"Dazzles with otherworldly delights―and unearthly nightmares."―Newsweek
"An authentic work of great talent."―New York Times Book Review
"Paolini is a spellbinding fantasy writer."―The Boston Globe
"A breathtaking and unheard of success."―USA Today
"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."―The Washington Post
"Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic."―People
"Breathes new life into the classic first encounter narrative. . . . Paolini makes the experiences of his well-shaded explorers vivid and gripping through smart worldbuilding and believable stakes. James S.A. Corey fans will be especially riveted."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"This pulse-pounding science-fiction novel pits human curiosity and technology against alien tech deep in the cosmos. . . . An excellent starting point for the series as a whole."―Library Journal
"Paolini understands that in the best character-driven science-fiction stories, the alien tech is never as interesting as the human relationships. Tense and gripping."―Kirkus Reviews
"Mounting tension, danger, and uncertainty. . . . Shows Paolini's range as a storyteller."―Booklist
Praise for Christopher Paolini and the Fractalverse series:
"Vibrant world building.... A large cast of interesting and relatable characters.... Sincere emotional depth. Highly recommended for fans of James A. Corey's The Expanse series and for fantasy fans willing to try space opera."―Booklist, starred review
"A powerful piece of SF, with intelligent writing and big ideas."―Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
"Fans of all kinds, one can be sure, will come to question, and stay to explore."―The Wall Street Journal
"Dazzles with otherworldly delights―and unearthly nightmares."―Newsweek
"An authentic work of great talent."―New York Times Book Review
"Paolini is a spellbinding fantasy writer."―The Boston Globe
"A breathtaking and unheard of success."―USA Today
"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."―The Washington Post
"Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic."―People
Readers Top Reviews
JoshuaHello, is i
"social commentary" so bland and late it would not even be cutting edge in the 1980s
Kindle JoshuaHel
I read this in one sitting. It just flowed along. Characters have depth. The struggle to get to the hole is palatable.
KevBKindle Joshu
This book shines. It's so fast paced and well-written that it's hard to put down. A fantastic entry into Paolini's fractalverse (he's grown so much as a writer, hasn't he?) and far better than TSiaSoS, in my opinion. In Fractal Noise, the characters were more interesting and the story was more fascinating. I loved it.
Hanne Søndergaard
It is a shame that Christopher Paolini put this story away unfinished and decided to write and publish “To Sleep in a Sea of Stars” first. That said, Fractal Noise still feels unfinished to me. The sequences where Laylas memories are told, are told as Alex seeing the other side of an experience, while commenting and feeling Alex’s feelings of regret. It would, I think, have brought the story to more interesting heights if Alex had been forced to feel Laylas feelings and truly understand her internal reasoning by reviewing her memories. The ability to really understand and feel another persons reasons to act is not used to its full potential. That is perhaps the most important reason why the book still feels unfinished. Without this potentially very interesting story of Laylas, the rest of the story is “just” a story of four unwilling and very different people enduring massive pain in order to reach a common goal. Fractal Noise also sets the technological surroundings for both books and is still worth the read.
