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Title: Dragon Sun by Michael Ely ISBN: 0671040782 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Stuff!!!
Comment: This book is deeper and richer than Centauri Dawn (which was good in its own right, but not quite as polished). There are more interesting characters, more intrigue, and the scope is bigger. The use of Planet as an agent of redemption and a balance to the chaotic world of the computer game is very cool as well.
Once I got it I finished the book in a day. Good entertainment!
Rating: 2
Summary: Better than its predecessor but still weak
Comment: The author continues the series with his fondness for setting up an interesting situation and then letting it drop into chaos.
This book was definitely better than the last one, primarily because of the supporting characters. Planet acts as a regulator to the character's worst behavior patterns and offers insights into the author's view that humans are a pretty petty and contenious bunch.
My basic problems with the series continue. I like to think that humanity has improved over the last few thousand years and is capable of further improvement. The author seems to disagree, if he is correct, we are all doomed to be short-sighted, nasty, brutish, and a menace to ourselves, our neighbors, and our planet.
Rating: 4
Summary: Much better than "Dawn"
Comment: This is the second book of the Alpha Centauri series and it improves much over the first one.
The story concentrates more on the leaders of the factions from the game and this time most of the factions have a more definite role in the story than a brief reference. The characters are more complex, contradictory, and fleshed out.
Mainly, the best part of the book is the fact that it deals more with what I feel are the more interesting aspects of the Alpha Centauri game: diplomatic intrigue, desperate alliances, and secret dealings that affect the lives of thousands. Whereas the first book concentrated on building and battles, this one offers a more in-depth look on the Alpha Centauri world.
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Title: Twilight of the Mind by Michael Ely ISBN: 0671040790 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Centauri Dawn (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Book 1) by Michael Ely, Robert Simpson ISBN: 0671040774 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Chris McCubbin, David Ladyman, Sid Meier ISBN: 0761515844 Publisher: Prima Publishing Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title:Alpha Centauri (Jewel Case) ASIN: B00005AG0S Publisher: Electronic Arts Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.99 |
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Title: StarCraft #2: Shadow of the Xel'Naga by Gabriel Mesta ISBN: 0671041495 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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