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Title: Brainwave : The Greatest Masterpiece by the Science Fiction Grandmaster by Poul Anderson ISBN: 0-7434-7486-4 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great classic
Comment: This is a great classic by one of the very greatest masters of science-fiction. I have just re-read it and am again awe-struck by just how good a writer Anderson was. The premise of the story is that the intelligence of everyone on Earth - humans and animals - trebles. There is chaos at first - no one wants to do dull but necessary jobs any more, animals rebel against being slaughtered, monkeys learn to use guns. There is a tragic love-story but the end is deeply satisfying. Anderson not only keeps the story pacing along, but, as always, can evoke awe and wonder, with some very pointed and poignant comments on the human condition. The book was written quite a while ago but is as fresh as ever. If you read no other science-fiction, read this!
Rating: 3
Summary: As always an interesting idea
Comment: By and large I enjoy Poul Anderson's Fantasy works (Three Hearts and Three Lions, The Broken Sword) better than his Sci-fi novels. Like Anderson's other sci-fi novels (eg. Tau Zero) Brain Wave is based on an interesting idea: what happens when the IQ of all mammmals increases by a factor of five. It's just not carried off well.
Interesting plot possibilities, such as animals 'revolting' against humans are alluded to but never explored. It is a short book because so much seems to happen offstage- riots, revolution war etc. Anderson is a good idea man, but unfortunately not a great writer.
Rating: 5
Summary: I'm dumb, then smart! Then dumb again! Then smart again!
Comment: I've never been a fan of Anderson's novels, but I'll certainly make an exception in this case. This particular one was chosen by Anthony Boucher as one of the four novels included in his _A Treasury of Great Science Fiction,_ and I agree wholeheartly with his decision. Anderson starts with the assumption that the human race has since its beginning been in an "intelligence-dampening" field located throughout space. Then one day, the Earth pops out of it. Everyone's intelligence is increased enormously. You think this might be an all-around wonderful thing? For some, yes. But for everyone? Maybe not. A vivid and realistic novel, which I consider to be Anderson's best.
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Title: Tau Zero (SF Collector's Edition) by Poul Anderson ISBN: 0575070994 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The High Crusade by Poul Anderson ISBN: 0743475283 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Echoes of Earth by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0441008925 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Operation Chaos : A Novel by Poul Anderson ISBN: 0312872429 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 08 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Hoka Hoka Hoka by Gordon Dickson, Poul Anderson ISBN: 0671577743 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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