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David R. Palmer

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Værker af David R. Palmer

Emergence (1984) 660 eksemplarer
Threshold (1985) 215 eksemplarer
Tracking (2019) 13 eksemplarer
Emergence [novella] 4 eksemplarer
Seeking (novella) 2 eksemplarer
Spēcial Education: TO HALT ARMAGEDDON — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Tracking 1 1 eksemplar
Tracking 2 1 eksemplar
Tracking 3 1 eksemplar
Quest 1 eksemplar
Destiny 1 eksemplar
Portents 1 eksemplar
Revelation 1 eksemplar
Finale 1 eksemplar
Epilogue 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 (1982) — Bidragyder — 96 eksemplarer
Analog Anthology #3: Children of the Future (1982) — Bidragyder — 39 eksemplarer

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Fødselsdato
1941
Køn
male
Nationalitet
United States of America
Erhverv
court reporter

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somewhat overblown child genius as new race after bio warfare holocaust
 
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ritaer | 18 andre anmeldelser | Apr 7, 2020 |
I don't usually write reviews but this was such a confusing book that I needed to explain, if only to myself, how I arrived at 3 1/2 stars. The book was such a mixture of bad things, (the impossible earthquake in California and the utterly yucky relationship of Candy and Rollo and a good many more) and good things (the joyful madness that is Terry Dactyl Foster, the very clever way he makes us believe in both the genius and childish limitations of Candidia and a good many more). By the way, I don't think Palmer was making fun of Robert A. Heinlein in the character of Rollo but giving a serious, plausible interpretation of his public and authorial persona and what might lie behind it. Anyway for the bad parts, 2 stars and for the good parts, 5 stars. Average them and you get 3 1/2.

Am I aware that this barely makes any sense? Yes, yes I am.

After I wrote the above, I read the other reviews and thought that I would note that it is back in print through Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press. I bought it through Amazon (and the type is very readable).
… (mere)
½
 
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bw42 | 18 andre anmeldelser | Nov 21, 2018 |
What a blast. A sci-fi novel loaded with action, but that doesn't even begin to describe it. If they made a movie of it—and they should, I suppose—it would look like a mix of Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Karate Kid, The Road, and Gravity. It's narrated by an 11-year old girl. It's written in shorthand.

Sadly, 'Emergence' is out of print, hard to find, and Palmer hasn't written much since. This is the funnest book I've read in a long while.
 
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mrgan | 18 andre anmeldelser | Oct 30, 2017 |
An eleven year old girl survives nuclear war in a fallout shelter. Candy writes her story for posterity, in shorthand in a series of journals. Extraneous words like pronouns and conjunctions are mostly left out. I had no issues with the style, because that is pretty much how I read anyway, and it perfectly matches Candy's personality. There is just the right amount of humour, and the plot gains momentum until I found myself reading at 1:30am, squinting as the letters got blurrier and blurrier. Despite Candy's age, the book is aimed at an adult audience. There were a couple of plot points that I had issues with, but enjoyed the rest of the book immensely. I'll buy a copy if it ever comes out for Kindle, but I won't buy a 1984 paperback version because the font is too hard on my eyes.… (mere)
 
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SylviaC | 18 andre anmeldelser | Oct 24, 2016 |

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15
Also by
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Medlemmer
905
Popularitet
#28,349
Vurdering
4.0
Anmeldelser
21
ISBN
11
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