James P. Hogan (1) (1941–2010)
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James P. Hogan was born in London on June 27, 1941. He left school at the age of sixteen and eventually began an intensive, broad-based five-year program at the Royal Aircraft Establishment covering the practical and theoretical sides of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. He worked vis mere as a design engineer for several companies before moving to sales. He started writing science fiction books in the 1970s and became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote 30 fiction and non-fiction books during his lifetime including Inherit the Stars, Voyage from Yesteryear, and Kicking the Sacred Cow. He won three Seiun-sho awards, which were voted for by Japanese science fiction fans. He died suddenly on July 12, 2010 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Serier
Værker af James P. Hogan
The Giants Novels (Inherit the Stars, The Gentle Giants of Ganymede, and Giants' Star) (1991) — Forfatter — 419 eksemplarer
Kicking the Sacred Cow: Questioning the Unquestionable and Thinking the Impermissible (2004) 88 eksemplarer
Assassin 4 eksemplarer
Madam Butterfly 3 eksemplarer
Neander-Tale 2 eksemplarer
The Absolutely Foolproof Alibi 2 eksemplarer
Jailhouse Rock 2 eksemplarer
Minerva 1 eksemplar
Sword of Damocles 1 eksemplar
Leapfrog {short story} 1 eksemplar
Last Ditch 1 eksemplar
Power Dive 1 eksemplar
Take Two 1 eksemplar
Murphy's War 1 eksemplar
Escape 1 eksemplar
Fortune Cookie 1 eksemplar
Thrice Upon a Time & The Mirror Maze & Code of the Lifemaker Voyage from Yesteryear & The Gentle Giants of G 1 eksemplar
The Tree of Dreams 1 eksemplar
The Colonizing of Tharle 1 eksemplar
Silver Shoes for a Princess 1 eksemplar
Inside Story 1 eksemplar
Till Death Us Do Part 1 eksemplar
Down to Earth 1 eksemplar
The Pacifist 1 eksemplar
Merry Gravmas 1 eksemplar
Generation Gap 1 eksemplar
Rules Within Rules 1 eksemplar
Code of the Lifemaker: Prologue [SS] 1 eksemplar
Convolution 1 eksemplar
The Guardians 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
What Might Have Been, Volumes 1 & 2: Alternate Empires, Alternate Heroes (1989) — Bidragyder — 183 eksemplarer
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1980, Vol. 59, No. 6 (1980) — Forfatter — 13 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Hogan, James Patrick
- Fødselsdato
- 1941-06-27
- Dødsdag
- 2010-07-12
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Dromahaire, Ireland
- Bopæl
- London, England, UK (birthplace)
Orlando, Florida, USA
Ireland - Uddannelse
- Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England
- Erhverv
- science fiction writer
design engineer
sales engineer - Agent
- Spectrum Literary Agency
Eleanor Wood
Medlemmer
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Inherit the Stars af James P. Hogan
I thought this was boring for most of the book but it was also a good book. It was a straight up scientific science fiction with no confusion with added romance, or dramatic adventure. It took a bit to figure out what the philosophical bent was but once I did I appreciated what the author had done with the narrative. This is not an emotional or relational book at all but one that focuses on a mystery and the desire to solve it.
This book could have one of the highest drops from beginning to end in my sci-fi reading experience. It is a regular occurrence for a book, especially sci-fi, to have an interesting setup and then the playout and payoff level off or even stumble at the end.
This book has some of the coolest 'hard sci-fi' setup you can find in the first part. And he keeps expanding on it as things develop. But then, you kind of expect more to happen and instead it keeps ambling along. And then by the end, there is some action, but it's pretty tame, and the end comes to a pretty pat conclusion (which isn't that surprising if you know anything about Hogan's libertarian beliefs), but still a pretty sizable drop from all the interesting places the story and science could have gone after the setup.… (mere)
This book has some of the coolest 'hard sci-fi' setup you can find in the first part. And he keeps expanding on it as things develop. But then, you kind of expect more to happen and instead it keeps ambling along. And then by the end, there is some action, but it's pretty tame, and the end comes to a pretty pat conclusion (which isn't that surprising if you know anything about Hogan's libertarian beliefs), but still a pretty sizable drop from all the interesting places the story and science could have gone after the setup.… (mere)
A cardboard cast of characters, most of whom you'd recognize from other Hogan books with the names changed to protect the authour, and a plot that never wanders too far from exactly what you're expecting. The one somewhat interesting idea is presented (forcefully, without any subtlety whatsoever) over and over again. Skip this one and move on.
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- Værker
- 76
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- 22
- Medlemmer
- 10,791
- Popularitet
- #2,200
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 144
- ISBN
- 204
- Sprog
- 11