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Title: Cold As Ice by Charles Sheffield ISBN: 0-8125-1163-8 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 15 June, 1993 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Easy read. Bit of detective novel, bit of hard sf.
Comment: For some reason the publishers like comparing this author with Asimov and Clark. Surely by the late 90s this puts off more people than it encourages. I can see similarity with Asimov in that there are central characters engaged in a bit of detective work and its mostly a battle of brains rather than brawn. Thankfully it doesn't have 95 pages of dialogue where you are supposed to spot the clue. Anyway... this book is fun to read. He's taken the same universe as the Ganymede Club and selected the one of the same characters, but not the one you might expect... Bat. Mostly set in space, or underwater, or under planets .. good escapist stuff
Rating: 5
Summary: Charles Sheffield will be missed. (1935?-2002)
Comment: "Cold As Ice" was my introduction to Charles Sheffield. I just picked it up by chance at a grocery store back in '95. It is a wonderful book! I have since bought the hardcover edition which is very hard to come by! The story develops very well and like others have noted, you don't have a real clear idea of who the principle character is until well into the story. Sheffield had a knack for developing very unique characters. You have a real sense of understanding and appreciation for each person's situation and philosophies. Unlike some hard science fiction novelists (who tend to focus soley on the their ability to wow us with their indepth knowledge of theoretical physics and remind the rest of us how ignorant we are) Sheffield exposes the reader to incredibly detailed settings, rich, believable characters, and wonderfully acurate scientific insight. Unfortunately, Mr. Sheffield died on November 2nd of this year. He will be missed. If you're looking for a novel that will satisfy the hard science fiction fan as well as the average reader, then "Cold As Ice" is a good entry into the creative mind of Charles Sheffield.
Rating: 3
Summary: OK but not great
Comment: This book is not bad, but it is far from being among the greats in Science Fiction. The beginning is very disjointed -- many characters are introduced in many different setting and the reader has no idea what's going on or how the characters relate. Its hard to keep them straight. Around the middle of the book, things start to come together and some plot begins to develop. Finally the book comes to a conclusion and the reader thinks "so what". There are aspects of a mystery story, but the mystery, when revealed, is not a big deal -- one wonders why anyone ever tried to keep it secret. The strengths of the book are in the details -- good characterizations and realistic depiction of the "surroundings". However, a weak plot and the rambling, disjointed style make it less than outstanding.
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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: 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: The Spheres of Heaven by Charles Sheffield ISBN: 067131856X Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan ISBN: 0345457684 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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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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