Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780340624500
ISBN: 0340624507
Label: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Number Of Pages: 570
Publication Date: June 06, 1996
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Studio: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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Very well-constructed integration of science-fiction, made as realistic as a trained astronaut can get it, with stirring epic story of lost tribes and civilisations destroyed by powerful disasters. The plot machinations are down to the fallibilities of characters, who are all described and developed with realism in mind. Best of all it's tied into an Earth history that seems... tangible. If you don't like falling out of the fantasy because of holes in the plot, this may be for you. It's fascinating ...
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I bought this book a few years ago while in the USA, just on impulse and because (if I'm honest) it had "Buzz Aldrin" in big letters on the front.
I was expecting something a bit timid and cliched, but was pleasantly surprised to find a well written, pacy and powerful story. Well recommended.
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An excellent SF writer and an astronaut join forces to write a novel. While you might think that this is merely a cash-in on each other's names, the novel is, in fact, very good. A believeable tale about one species trying to find a new home, and another (us) trying to find the first. The story is realistic, with Buzz Aldrin's experience in aeronautics bringing all the required techno stuff. While the pair are prone to info-dumping, this in no way mars the story. However, I don't think that ...
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A ripping yarn set in the near future. The authors have concocted a believable first contact scenario and followed it through with an intelligent and often moving account of a human destiny entwined with that of another species.
It is a pleasure to read on such a subject without experiencing a dissapointing sensationalist approach. It is the characters, both human and alien that make the story so compelling.
John Barnes is a respected author of quality science fiction, and when ...
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I very rarely read fiction of any sort as I tend to find authors can be inept at suspending disbelief. I often think I'm wasting my time reading such works since there are are so many factual books that are more incredible than any work of fiction. "Encounter with Tiber" does not fall into this trap. It is written without cliche and never patronises the reader, whatever their level of scientific knowledge. And yet it is enthraling, eloquant and gets the adrenalin flowing. One special aspect of ...
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