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November 15th 1991
by Ace Books
(first published 1991)
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Paperback, 279 pages
isbn
0441772854
(isbn13: 9780441772858)
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Larger than life, they stride the untamed galaxy. Heroes and villains, spacers and bounty hunters, with legendary names like Cemetery Smith, the Forev…more
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Read in November, 2009
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Mike Resnick's Oracle trilogy is about Penelope Bailey, a girl who can predict the future, and an assassin called the Iceman who is assigned to kill her. Mendoza, the Iceman, wrestles with ethical dilemmas associated with killing someone who could change the universe for the better or destroy it.
The Oracle trilogy isn't as good as the Widowmaker Trilogy or the two Santiago books but it's pretty good. Iceman's struggle is believeable and well written, as it is in the subsequent two ...more
The Oracle trilogy isn't as good as the Widowmaker Trilogy or the two Santiago books but it's pretty good. Iceman's struggle is believeable and well written, as it is in the subsequent two ...more
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Read in September, 2009
Solid book, quick read, fast-paced, snappy dialog... what's not to like?! Fluff, to be sure, but very entertaining. It definitely felt like an opening to a grander universe and more fleshed-out characters, so I'm happy to find out there's a sequel. I think I'd be mighty pissed if this was all there was. Apparently this is part of the 'Santiago' universe, so perhaps I'll check out those books as well.
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Read in October, 2003
This is the first in the Soothsayer trilogy. I'd read this book before, and Jason and I chose it to read together. Resnick paints such a wonderful picture of this universe with these colorful bounty-hunter characters. The book isn't just a playful look at a universe with some kind of high adventure. It tackles the question of whether ultimate power corrupts. The ultimate power takes the form of a little girl who can see all possible futures and then manipulate events so that the one she pre...more
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Read in July, 2004
So-so read; a little short for my tastes and not enough character development. I love Mike Resnick but I honestly didn't much care for this story. I already bought the next two books in the trilogy so I suppose I'll get to them eventually.
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