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Title: Echoes of Earth by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0441008925 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15
Rating: 4
Summary: Good hard science fiction with lots of ideas to ponder.
Comment: Many different possible story lines in this one.
This book could have been exploded into several novels just to get to the point where the story picks up.
1. How the Earth and civilization changed during the 100 years the scouting team took to reach the star system.
2. How the scouting team developed its social and physical interactions.
3. More details on the gifts of the aliens.
Now if you don't like to dig facts out, this is probably not your book. Many aspects will keep you puzzeled until they are finaly revealed in the story line. I happened to like this but you may not. I would definitely say that there are more books coming out to make this into a trilogy because there are still some major questions left unanswered at the end of the book.
And uh, pay no attention the side plot that resembles a famous science fiction movie produced by Stanley Kubrick.
Overall, I liked it very much and I especially like the up-to-date, hard science that was put into the story. And yes, the hero-protaganist is a flawed, passive-agressive person. But it's done well. Buy it! Especially if you like hard science fiction.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kept My Attention Till The Very End...
Comment: This book isn't the best that I have ever read, or the deepest novel, idea wise (but it wasn't exactly shallow either) but it kept my interest all the way through and was hard to put down. I read the last 1/3 in one go. Which is saying a lot comming from me because lately I have had a hard time finishing books - I have picked up a lot of novels but lost interest 2/3 of the way through and left them unfinished. But the last 1/3 of this novel was interesting enough to keep me reading - and wanting to read, and even *enjoying* the read.
Unfortunately - or not - this book is obviously part of a series (probably a trilogy)- as you will figure pretty quickly into the story (The "Orphans Series" as it is refered to in one part of the apendix - and that is the only place where it is acknowledged directly in the book that it *is* part of a series, but if you read it to the end it leaves many threads left hanging and many plot points unresolved) and you will have to wait for the next book, or books, in the series to find out how it all ends.
Still, like the previous "Evergence Series" (by the same authors) it is interesting and engaging enough to make you *want* to come back for more. And the universe that the novel takes place in is a place that is large enough in scope and wonder that, while you may not want to actually live there, it's a fun place to visit.
Not the greatest book every written, but better than most, and
a very good read. I recomend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Excellent Read
Comment: If you like hard Sci-Fi, Echo's Of Earth will provide you with a few days enjoyment. The book reads quickly and does a good job of immersing the reader in an interesting universe without excessive buildup. One interesting touch is that the flawed hero is REALLY flawed, almost to the point that the reader would rather "be" someone else. I'm not a physicist so I can't really comment on the physics, though from a laymans perspective most of it seems believable in context. Echos Of Earth is short on biology and heavy on AI and technology. The biology extends only to say that cyanobacteria inhabit many planets and brief mention of the resemblance of some alien races to earth animals. With a decent plot and some interesting twists, you'll probably enjoy it like I did.
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Title: Orphans of Earth by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0441010067 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds ISBN: 0441009425 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Resurrection by Arwen Elys Dayton ISBN: 0451458346 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson ISBN: 0812545249 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Dark Imbalance (Evergence, Book Three) by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0441008119 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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