From the Bookshelf of Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This is an impressive work of hard science fiction. I admire the author's creation and the writing is decent if not riveting.
I enjoyed the story of the Tines, aliens with pack minds, and I came to like the concept of the "zones of thought", where different levels of technology are possible in different areas of the galaxy.
But I found myself indifferent to the rest of the characters. The enemy they called the Blight seemed ominous only in the prologue - for the rest of the book it was kept at suc ...more
I enjoyed the story of the Tines, aliens with pack minds, and I came to like the concept of the "zones of thought", where different levels of technology are possible in different areas of the galaxy.
But I found myself indifferent to the rest of the characters. The enemy they called the Blight seemed ominous only in the prologue - for the rest of the book it was kept at suc ...more
I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I enjoyed this complex space opera. It's rather verbose, but I also thought it was worth reading for the ideas, the plot and creativity.
Full Review ...more
Full Review ...more
I enjoyed this very much, both as "New Space Opera" and "New Planetary Romance" (though I don't think anyone has used the latter term...) No time for a thorough review right now, but I left some more comments on my blog: http://vikingsbooksetc.wordpress.com/...
...more
Feb 20, 2008
Beverly
added it
Apr 30, 2008
Lasairfiona
marked it as to-read
Jun 11, 2010
M
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2011
Dr M
marked it as looks-interesting
Jul 03, 2012
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
Sep 28, 2013
Drew Kerlee
marked it as to-read
Dec 01, 2013
Milad Ghezellu
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2015
Kelly
marked it as to-read
