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Title: Orphans of Earth by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0-441-01006-7 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Dix and Williams deliver the goods again!!!
Comment: The Evergence series blew me away. Then, Echoes of Earth came along and surprised me with a different yet still very captivating story, leaving me just as anxious for the next installment as I had been at the end of each Evergence book. Orphans raises the bar on the storyline and takes unexpected turns.
I am not going to talk about the specifics of the story (You can certainly get plenty from the previous reviews) I just want to share my feelings on how much I enjoyed it. Dix and Williams may be my favorite authors. The characters are a joy to spend time with. The interactions between them are fantastic and realistic and I found myself voiceing my own opinions out loud as if I were in the room with the characters and needed to add my 2 cents to their conversations. Anytime I can get pulled into a story like that, I know I have found masters of weaving a great story. The perils that our group of humans are faced with are quite troublesome and yet their curiosity (and mine) remains strong even when faced with the possibility of thier extinction.
The worse part of this book was finishing it and knowing that I have to wait another year to conitnue the story. Fortunately, I knew that they were releasing a Star Wars trilogy (of which there is only about a month wait between books). I am about half way through the first of the Force Heretic series and the Dix/Williams style is shining through.
Now, if we can just convince them to bring us another trilogy in the Evergence Universe...I'd love to know more about the Dato Bloc and the High Humans!
If you haven't read the Evergence Series...buy them today! It's a rollercoaster ride you are sure to enjoy with an ending that caused great debate in my circle of readers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Peak of the SG genre
Comment: Having felt a little nonplussed with the way the ending of the first book of the Orphan Trilogy, "Echoes of Earth" I was bowled over by this sequel- absolutely brilliant from start to finish! Just when I think it is getting harder for SF writers to come up with something gripping and original, Williams and Dix have done it in this book. There are numerous plot twists throughout, and many, many, MANY great ideas and 'didn't think that would happen' twists.
Probably the thing I liked best about this book though were the characters - they were real. Too many authors nowadays seem to have 'flawed' characters who obsess endlessly about their neuroses and you just want to smack some common sense into them. Instead, Williams and Dix have characters with some doozy of problems, and they way they deal with them are probably no different to the way the average person would deal with them. It makes it so much easier to relate to the characters!
Having stuck with Williams and Dix through the Evergence series (felt a little rough around the edges, although still an extremely good and novel series) I am so glad to see this partnership seriously hitting its stride now. These guys are great and I look forward to reading the final book and any new stuff, especially as so many of my other favourite authors are not producing so much anymore... Thank goodness there are still some excellent SF writers popping up!
Rating: 4
Summary: This is more like it
Comment: Williams and Dix are back on form in "Orphans of Earth" after the slow start of "Echoes of Earth". It's an action-packed book, full of secret plots and counter-plots, double crosses, mighty battles, and astonishing revelations. What makes it significantly better than the previous books is the developing depth to the characters (and they have become more likeable as well), plus a greater depth of context to the setting they operate in. There are also a number of hints of something big brewing and revelations to come.
To recap, the engram (computer program) explorers/colonists from Earth are spread around space, struggling to hide and survive as the miraculous technological Gifts of the Spinners are followed by the awesome destructive power of the Starfish. Caryl and Peter are trying to organise the colonists and build something for the future, in alternating conflict and concert with Frank, another engram who left Earth before it all went downhill, and a very alien fleet of aliens. Meanwhile, Rob is starting to find evidence that the Gifts might not be all they're supposed to be, while Lucia is making discoveries of her own all alone in space.
Yes, the writing/editing is a bit sloppy at times, and you can only hope that the series as a whole will be worth it in the end. But if "Orphans of Earth" is any guide, this series is definitely worth your time.
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Title: Heirs of Earth by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0441011268 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dark as Day by Charles Sheffield ISBN: 0812580311 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 14 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Golden Age by John C. Wright ISBN: 0812579844 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 14 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Cold As Ice by Charles Sheffield ISBN: 0812511638 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 15 June, 1993 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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