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Indlæser... The Madness Season
Work InformationThe Madness Season af C. S. Friedman
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Classic Friedman: Novel (e.g., new) Basic Question, oddly competent aliens (their pseudo-mastery of star-flight is explained late in the book), and interesting protagonist - also a classic personality with some twists. Sorry - any more would be spoilers. I liked it very much, but doubt I will read it again. (I think this is a re-read anyway, as I remembered one section -- the Tekk blooding ritual -- after I got into it). So this book was kind of a conundrum. It was really long, but didn't "feel" really long. At the same time it was kind of dry (often the case with sci-fi, in my experience) and slow, but I never really felt bored reading it. The concept was interesting, but not mind blowing, and it wasn't filled with tons of new ideas (which is what I usually love about sci-fi). So I think that puts it solidly at 3 stars for me. A fun, fairly engrossing read. A vampire, an alien shapeshifter, and enslaved humans fight the hive-mind reptiloids that conquered them all. Pacing is a little uneasy. Main character is well-done. The attempt to make vampirism and shape-shifting "scientific" falls pretty short, as do many elements of the alien biologies and planets. Final bit of pivotal action felt very rushed, like the author was just trying to wrap it up. Overall a fun read. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Three hundred years had passed since the Tyr conquered the people of Earth as they had previously overcome numerous races throughout the galaxy. In their victory they had taken the very heart out of the human race, isolating the true individualists, the geniuses, all the people who represented the hopes, dreams, and discoveries of the future, and imprisoning them in dome colonies on planets hostile to human life. There the Tyr, a race which itself shared a unified gestalt mind, had left these gifted individuals to work on projects which would, the conquerers hoped, reveal all of human kind's secrets to them. Yet Daetrin's secret as one no scientist had ever uncovered, for down through the years he had succeeded in burying it so well that he had even hidden his real nature from himself. But, taken into custody by the Tyr, there was no longer any place left for Daetrin to run, no new name and life for him to assume. Now he would at last be forced to confront the truth about himself--and if he failed, not just Daetrin but all humans would pay the price... No library descriptions found. |
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This was the 1st book I've read from C.S. Friedman and I have to say I enjoyed it.
Sci-fi
Earth in ruins
Aliens
Good stuff!
There was an aspect that the fantasy crowd would probably enjoy, and I personally found it the best part.
This story feels like it should have been a trilogy or at least a duology there is just so much there that was barely touched. Also, the last 1/4 of the book felt rushed.
I look forward to reading more from C.S. in the future, after all I have 4 more books from her on my shelf :-) ( )