Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780671876586
ISBN: 0671876589
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Pages: 726
Publication Date: December 31, 1995
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Roger MacBride Allen is a difficult author to find on these shores. Even if one his books is available it's either filed under M for MacBride or A for Allen. This offering is just like the 1950's space opera from Doc Smith et al and I could not wait for the horizontally challenged lady to sing. My advice is look for his stolen world trillogy which is excellent ("Ring of Charion" is the first book).
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This book was a great read. I couldn't put it down. There is plenty of action, and it is gripping. His writing makes you want to skip ahead to find out what happens. The aliens are really alien for a change, instead of just being intelligent earth animals, like in most Sci-Fi. The aliens also have different subcultures, which is also missing from most sci-fi. Mr. Allen shows great imagination and writing skill with this one and I look forward to all his books.
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Allen, in his prefatory notes explains that this is compilation of two previous works. He is also careful to point out that he has polished the earlier works with acquired skills as a writer. Had I had the misfortune to encounter those earlier works, I can guarantee I would have avoided this book. The plot is interesting, but the characters are flat and contrived, plot devices appears as afterthoughts and undeveloped inventions, and the style is plodding. Still, one hopes this author matures ... Read More
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