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Alright, so I was quite sorry to reach the end. The author has done a marvelous job of world-building, with a vast cast of characters that, for most part, are well-developed and intriguing enough to hold your interest.
The basic premise, without giving away too much of the plot, is this - a US passenger airplane from 2026 crash-lands - and a French naval ship from the early 19th Century veers off-course - into a ...more
Alright, so I was quite sorry to reach the end. The author has done a marvelous job of world-building, with a vast cast of characters that, for most part, are well-developed and intriguing enough to hold your interest.
The basic premise, without giving away too much of the plot, is this - a US passenger airplane from 2026 crash-lands - and a French naval ship from the early 19th Century veers off-course - into a ...more
Deneb is a very ambitious story by an ambitious author.
Deneb, for those who don't know (which well may be most of us) is the name of a very bright star in our galaxy. It was sometimes used for navigation in the old days, although the North Star was by far the most popular.
A central theme of Deneb is the wolf. Here, the wolf is both friend and enemy. I felt as if we were recounting the story of how the wolf transitioned from a feared enemy to man's best friend - the domestic dog. It is interesti ...more
Deneb, for those who don't know (which well may be most of us) is the name of a very bright star in our galaxy. It was sometimes used for navigation in the old days, although the North Star was by far the most popular.
A central theme of Deneb is the wolf. Here, the wolf is both friend and enemy. I felt as if we were recounting the story of how the wolf transitioned from a feared enemy to man's best friend - the domestic dog. It is interesti ...more
"Deneb" by Pearson Moore is a difficult book to define. Clearly it belongs to the science-fiction genre but it shares many of the traits found in historical fiction and the more grounded examples of fantasy fiction. This epic features many nods to the LOST TV series, but has the scope and complexity found in the "Game of Thrones" series. Parallels to some of our more ancient world cultures can also be found amongst the Tasfit and Verdos. I wasn't particularly interested in their cultures and the
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Deneb is indeed epic in scope and characters, plot and environment. There are lists of references and extensive maps. And at the end, a simple line that says end of book one.
Given the commitment the novel asks of the reader, it was disappointing that a key question about the plot is not resolved. While the mystery of the plane and the mariners and the tribes is revealed, the twist to the time manipulation paradox is left to, presumably, the next book.
Overall, the work is well written. This was a ...more
Given the commitment the novel asks of the reader, it was disappointing that a key question about the plot is not resolved. While the mystery of the plane and the mariners and the tribes is revealed, the twist to the time manipulation paradox is left to, presumably, the next book.
Overall, the work is well written. This was a ...more
Aug 30, 2014
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