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Title: Beowulf's Children by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes ISBN: 0-312-85522-2 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: November, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.41 (39 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: As luck would have it, some Grendels do have brains...
Comment: I just read this long awaited sequel to the Pournelle, Niven and Barnes trio that gave us Legacy. While I did find that it lacked the pure sci-fi adrenaline of Legacy, it did give me a better incite into Cadmann's motives and the other originals that had "ice on their minds". Even the children, ignorant of the Grendal wars, have interesting dialogue and character development.It has been a very long time since I read Legacy and Beowulfs Children was confusing at times. Thankfully I was able to revert to the Personnel file at the beginning of the book to see where I was. Their story is a classic of Sci-fi taking us to the far reaches of the galaxy to only find that man and his infinite wisdom is bound to make the same mistakes over and over again only to find that the lessons learned from previous experiences are soon forgotten. I have often thought that the Legacy story and now this one would be a natural for a hi-tech director like James Cameron to exploit. The Grendel is a fine antagonist, showing only bits and pieces of it's personality and traits as the book reads on. Only upon the conclusion of the book do we find that there is hope man after all.
Rating: 5
Summary: Legacy of Heorot: The Sequel
Comment: Having just finished this over the weekend I would give it a thumbs up, with some reservations. First of all it is a sequel and best read after the original.
The story line works well although it does get sidetracked in spots with sex not having a great deal to do with the story (nothing new for Niven). More importantly the book offers some interesting ideas and is very imaginitive on it's own. Not Ho-Hum Sci Fi at all. Fans will ready it anyway and I would recommend to those unfamiliar with Larry although some of his other books are better.
I'd recommend The Mote In God's Eye, Ringworld, and Dream Park for example but if you have already read those then these two books are worth checking out as well. They are above average reads even though they may be a bit below the level of some of the other works by the author.
Rating: 2
Summary: Nothing but an interlude...
Comment: I am a big fan of Niven/Pournelle/Barnes, however this book really was nothing more than a long and only somewhat entertaining interlude in the Legacy series. I was extremely disappointed with the ending and it was even more disappointing not to find another sequel. If this is truly the end, don't bother. If there is ever a final book to finish a trilogy, this book may be worth reading to get to the end of the story, but as it is, it leaves you hanging with a lousy ending with more new questions than answers.
It was so disappointing that it almost makes me sorry that I started the series. I really hope that the authors will come up with a fantastic book that really closes everything up, but since it may never come, I recommend anyone considering this book (plus Legacy) to wait to buy it until (if) a final sequel comes out - otherwise you will be as disappointed as I am.
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Title: The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes ISBN: 0671640941 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: July, 1987 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Michael Flynn ISBN: 0743471814 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Protector by Larry Niven ISBN: 0345353129 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Man-Kzin Wars II by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Dean Ing, S. M. Stirling ISBN: 0671720368 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: July, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Burning City by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle ISBN: 0671036610 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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