Reviews of Geosynchron

"Edelman presents a gritty, tech-heavy thriller that builds on cyberpunk tropes in interesting and detailed new ways. The world developed in 2006's Infoquake and 2008’s MultiReal has become inflamed with civil war and rebellion as MultiReal, a technology that mathematically projects possible futures to aid in decision making, suddenly becomes inaccessible. Into this chaos, MultiReal-D makes its first tentative appearance… Numerous characters seek their own goals in a labyrinthine plot, but Edelman does manage to bring his disparate threads together to create a coherent and even cohesive conclusion that’s most accessible and satisfying to those who have read the earlier books."
Publishers Weekly

"With Geosynchron, David Louis Edelman brings his Jump 225 trilogy to a triumphant close. Reading this final volume, which puts an unexpected spin on everything that has come before, made me think of Frank Herbert's Dune... By the end, the wisdom and efficacy of Edelman's approach is manifest. This smart, idiosyncratic blend of cyberpunk, libertarian entrepreneurship, and social engineering will, I think, stand as a seminal work of 21st century SF."
Locus Magazine

"The future of David Louis Edelman's Jump 225 trilogy [is] a crazy, dangerous world filled with crazy, dangerous people -- and boy is it fun to read about!... This is the kind of book that jumps you in a dark alley, steals your wallet, and races away daring you to keep up. It's an adrenalin rush from beginning to end."
Analog Science Fiction and Fact

"(Rating: 8.5 out of 10) The surprising ending makes Geosynchron a terrific and fitting finale for a series that found a way to get better with each new installment. The Jump 225 trilogy could well be the best science fiction series of the new millennium. David Louis Edelman deserves his place among the most talented sci-fi authors in the field today. Highly recommended." (Full Review)
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist

"[Geosynchron]'s here at last, more warped than ever... Geosynchron suggests that spies and armies are all well and good — but savvy marketing and B-school cleverness can move the world just as much... Geosynchron is an engaging conclusion to a thrilling, thought-provoking saga." (Full Review)
Charlie Jane Anders, io9

"Geosynchron transcended [my concerns] and it truly made me exclaim: more, more, more!!!... The character arcs continue in a natural way, with Natch becoming one of the most remarkable recent heroes in SF... Geosynchron achieves a rare feat for a trilogy-ending volume, namely it takes the series one level higher, beyond mundanity to true sense-of-wonder SF, so it finally plays on the level of the masters of modern SF like [Alistair] Reynolds and [Peter F.] Hamilton... An A+ and so far the best core-SF novel I've read in 2010." (Full Review)
Fantasy Book Critic

"The novel does have it all -- tight and dramatic conflicts, engaging and organic thematic elements, the highest of high stakes, and solid characterization... At this early stage in the year, Geosynchron is at the top of my best reads list -- it has set the bar very high for anything else I’ll be reading this year. The Jump 225 trilogy is a must-read, an instant classic and a work of SF that will help define this first decade of the 21st century, and could cast a long shadow for many years to come." (Full Review)
SFFWorld

"Edelman has created a wonderfully detailed vision that harks back to the most classic science fiction series... Edelman has arguably upped the ante here... And for all his unique inventiveness, he still manages to populate his worlds with characters we can understand and sympathize with -- even though they're often not particularly likable... Edelman's got a peculiar and entertaining combination of space opera and cyberpunk, with a feel for deep history that gives both aspects of story a depth and dimension that is unusual, in the best possible way... This is what you want from science fiction. You want the vision of the writer to inform your vision of your life." (Full Review)
The Agony Column

"Edelman’s concluding novel, long in the making, is just amazing. How anyone could make a boardroom discussion so exciting is beyond my comprehension. With words, not lasers, Edelman produces a fiction that has no peer... Edelman ended his trilogy in the best way possible... David Louis Edelman’s Jump 225 trilogy is one of the best space operas currently in print. Action, intrigue, and a powerful story come together with a unique beauty of creative prose. Geosynchron completes the tale of Natch and his fiefcorp in a potent way that is both rare and extraordinary. If you read no other science fiction story this year, read the Jump 225 trilogy." (Full Review)
Grasping for the Wind

"Probably some of the best sci-fi written this decade... Amazing stuff." (Full Podcast) (section on Geosynchron begins at 38:36)
The Dragon Page Cover to Cover

"A stunning climax to an absorbing set of books. The energy and intrigue of this far-future story, so finely crafted in the first two volumes, still takes us to unexpected places while delivering a truly believable ending... There is little finer in a trilogy than to have a story that stays enthralling over all the books and has a satisfying end; this Edelman has achieved. Geosynchron is as fascinating as the first two volumes, and one of the keys to this is the growth of the characters through the series... Geosynchron, the jewel in the crown of this series, is a splendid ending to an amazing story, one that will stay with me for many years." (Full Review) (contains spoilers)
Fast Forward TV

"Taken as a whole, the trilogy is a wonderful refutation of the oft-heard complaint that there is nothing new in science fiction... This trilogy is highly recommended, especially for science fiction readers who are willing to take a chance on a character who starts out as an anti-hero or who like very elaborate and well-conceived backgrounds and societies; and especially those who are interested in the future of business." (Full Review) (contains numerous spoilers)
SFRevu

"It felt like the first two books in Edelman's Jump 225 series had twisted reality about as far as it could go. However, with the last book in the trilogy, Geosynchron, we realize we were only peeking into the rabbit hole before. Now we get a swift kick that sends us tumbling all the way to the bottom... It is a pell-mell dash from start to finish, and you'll hardly get a chance to breathe along the way."
Washington DC Speculative Fiction Examiner

"One of the first novels I read in 2010 was David Louis Edelman's Geosynchron, and it was a hell of a jumpstart to me. Having read the excellent Infoquake and MultiReal... I could expect no less of the third and last book of the Jump 225 trilogy. And I wasn't disappointed... Geosynchron is a good closing to the Jump 225 trilogy." (Full Review)
Post-Weird Thoughts

"It really is non-stop action... But then, melodrama isn't meant to be believable, just to be engaging and thrilling, and that is something Edelman achieves with aplomb." (Full Review) (mostly negative review)
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