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Title: The Light of Other Days (Nova Audio Books) by Arthur Charles Clarke, Dick Hill, Stephen Baxter ISBN: 1-56740-917-2 Publisher: Brilliance Audio - Trade Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (75 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An engrossing tale.
Comment: I liked this work of Clarke and Baxter (alright, I've never read anything by Clarke that I didn't like). I must admit I tend to enjoy Clarke as a sole author, I feel that he is more concise than with a co-author, however this book was a pleasant surprise. The physics is wayyyy out there, even for Clarke...I can't specify without giving it away, but let's just say that this one is a stretch ! I thoroghly enjoyed what they did with it though.
I most enjoyed the very descriptive passages regarding historical observations (looking backward), I felt engrossed during the narrative. As usual, Clarke/Baxter speaks to the social changes induced by the advanced technology they postulate, however, I found this book to be lacking in believability in this respect. This one aspect of it was disappointing. The rest was very enjoyable.
Notice how I haven't told you what the story is about, well I can't without taking away from the surprise elements. If you're an Arthur C. Clarke fan, I think you'll find this book worthwile (however it's no Childhood's End).
Rating: 3
Summary: Good sci-fi ideas, but not great as fiction
Comment: I am a big fan of both Clarke and Baxter, but this novel is not among my favorites of their stories. Now, I saw as very interesting the scientific ideas of the possible uses of wormholes, as well as the social manifestations of these developments. There also were many interesting comments peppered throughout the book. These aspects of the novel seemed like they came from Baxter and Clarke. Yet as a work of fiction I do not think the book succeeds. For one thing, the characters are rather sketchy and unoriginal. Secondly, there is a fair amount of what I consider filler material that does not add to the story. Third, the overall writing style is quite harsh, often with unpleasant language and scenes that in my opinion were unnecessary. This convinces me that the book was surely not written by Clarke, since the dark tone is in complete contrast to the many other works of his I have read. My point here is that if you consider reading this novel as a way to enjoy something by Arthur Clarke, I suggest choosing another. But all in all, as a sci-fi story I enjoyed it to a fair degree.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting ideas
Comment: I picked this book up because of Arthur C. Clarke, and it is my first time reading Stephen Baxter. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The exploration of how society reacts when all privacy is absolutely stripped away, and when all of Earth's history - back to the first life form - is available for everyone to see with 100% accuracy, could have been explored at greater length. "True biographies" of famous people such as Jesus and Abraham Lincoln are obtained with the WormCam technology, and found to be significantly different from what is widely believed. I found the book somewhat predictable, but the ideas were engaging.
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Title: Time's Eye (A Time Odyssey, Book 1) by ARTHUR C. CLARKE, STEPHEN BAXTER ISBN: 0345452488 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Trigger by Arthur C. Clarke, Michael P. Kube-McDowell ISBN: 0553576208 Publisher: Spectra Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Moonseed by Stephen Baxter ISBN: 006105903X Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Manifold: Time (Manifold (Paperback)) by Stephen Baxter ISBN: 034543076X Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter ISBN: 0061056480 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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