The Vindication of Man
by John C. Wright · first published 2016
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"The epic and mind-blowing continuation of John C. Wright's visionary space opera series surpasses all expectation. Menelaus Montrose, having renewed his enmity with his immortal adversary, Ximen del Azarchel, awaits the return of the posthuman princess Rania, their shared lost love. Rania brings with her the judgment of the Dominions ruling the known cosmos, which will determine the fate of humanity, once and for all. Vindication or destruction? And if it is somehow both, what manner of future awaits them?"--
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…Without Belief" - Stephen Bachelor Meh. "The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment" - Copenhaver, Brian "The Philosophy Book" - Will Buckingham Great into to the history of Philosophy "The Vindication of Man" by John C Wright Great, great series.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗John C Wright's "eschaton sequence": Count to a Trillion The Hermetic Millennia Judge of Ages Architect of Aeons The Vindication of Man (and one more to come) It's a combination of hard sci-fi and space opera, based around one essentially immortal character (and his rival, and his girl) carrying out a mission over tens of thousands…
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