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Mammoth (Mammoth #1)
From Stephen Baxter, one of today's most acclaimed writers of science fiction and fantasy, comes this unforgettable saga of life and loss in the grand tradition of Watership Down.
For fifty thousand springs, Silverhair and her kind, the last of the woolly mammoths, have lived in a remote tundra, rimmed by ice and sea and mountain. Soon to be a mother, Silverhair looks to th
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(first published 1999)
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Oh, how I wanted to love this book. I’ve been fascinated by prehistoric animals since I was five years old, and for many years I’ve also had a great interest in elephant intelligence and behavior. So I thought that a novel about mammoths – one which purports to portray them as having a rich oral culture, and to accurately imagine their daily lives – would be right up my alley.
Alas, for me this read was a hard slog, requiring a lot of set-aside time over a period of six months. And although I pu...more
Alas, for me this read was a hard slog, requiring a lot of set-aside time over a period of six months. And although I pu...more
When I first came across Mammoth, I was intrigued. A novel about mammoths. I thought I had seen it all but a /novel\ about /mammoths\? I was curious and it looked good so I got it out from the library and decided to give it a go.
From the first sentence I was drawn into this world of mammoths: and indeed, Stephen Baxter perfectly captures the personality of all the characters and writes a moving piece of Science Fiction that will grasp your attention. The ending left me with tears pricking my ey...more
From the first sentence I was drawn into this world of mammoths: and indeed, Stephen Baxter perfectly captures the personality of all the characters and writes a moving piece of Science Fiction that will grasp your attention. The ending left me with tears pricking my ey...more
Baxter has written a "lost world" type book set in the arctic. Rather than tell the story of the team of adventurers that stumbles upon the last enclave of mammoths on an isolated arctic island, Baxter tells his tale from the point of view of Silverhair, a female member of the mammoth herd. This is in itself an interesting premise. He decides to give the mammoths language and the mammoths know, on an intellectual and rational level rather than instinctive, how to survive in their wilderness. The...more
What is possibly the last mammoth herd is struggling for survival on a far-north island where climate changes is destroying their habitat--and the island has just been invaded by the Lost Ones, who kill mammoths for fun and food. The story of Silverhair, a young adult mammoth cow in her first pregnancy, alternates with Silverhair's retelling of mammoth myths and legends to her calf, Icebones.
This is not just a talking animals story; it's definitely science fiction, and the start of a series, but...more
This is not just a talking animals story; it's definitely science fiction, and the start of a series, but...more
On a remote island off Siberia, a small family of Woolly Mammoths, the last of their kind, live out their lives. But then humans come onto the island and soon the Mammoths are running for their lives.[return][return]The rest of Stephen Baxter� s books that I� ve read were very enjoyable but this was disappointing for me. The story was very slow, plodding along, and mammoth dung seemed to be mentioned at least once a page, which kind of got a little annoying. It started getting a little better to...more
This was a relaxing and interesting book to read. I enjoyed the story and will be looking to aquire the rest of the series. Sometimes it is good to get away from the really in depth, deep and what I will call the current marketing direction of the media (i.e. vampires, which I am not in to), and just read a well written, thoughtful and light piece of work (which is not always a Stephen Baxter trait). There was enough action and the characters were well developed. Even though they were mammoths i...more
Dinosaurs are not reptiles: Stephen Baxter generally knows his stuff on stars and space travel. This stuff was shoddy by comparison, I could not suspend my disbelief for long enough to see if it was an entertaining tale.
Mammals appeared at about the same time as dinosaurs, and lost the initial contest at the start of the Jurassic. They coexisted as small mouse-like creatures but had probably differentiated into some of the major modern mammal groups long before the Great Extinction.
Mammals appeared at about the same time as dinosaurs, and lost the initial contest at the start of the Jurassic. They coexisted as small mouse-like creatures but had probably differentiated into some of the major modern mammal groups long before the Great Extinction.
Heart-rendering and powerful book about intelligent mammoths and their reintroduction to the Lost. Silverhair is a wonderful character that will have you weeping and fuming right along with her--even though she isn't even human. Highly recommended if you like character-driven fiction, but want something totally different than the usual book club lit.
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May 20, 2010
Carolyn
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Told from the viewpoint of the mammoths slowly being driven to extinction by the climate change and the rise of man as a dominant enemy, I enjoyed it's fresh perspective and interesting characters. If you like the Ice Age movies, you will love this book.
After I started to read this, I discovered that this was actually aimed at “young adults”. No matter. I quite enjoyed this tale of intelligent mammoths surviving until our time and having to accept that they would have to allow contact with humans.
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I want a pet mammoth! This book was very good, I might even put it on my favorites list, since the ...oh that would give away the ending!
I think the entire trilogy would have been better with less reference to how mammoths eat their own dung, but it's well written.
A bit turgid and the twist comes far too early and loses impact at which point the plot starts to repeat
I'm reading this book and am about 25% through. Reading the reviews I realise it's not for me. Shall drop it.
great deal at the bangkok bookstore. good if you like elephant sex.
This was actually a very good book despite a slow start.
Brutish.
Ok...every author can have a bad book. This is one of them. I have a VERY difficult time enjoying the read. Actually had to brute force my way through it.
The idea of mammoths as personalities just didn't take for me. And the 'twist' fell flat.
Unfortunatley I bought the other 2 books in the series so I guess I gotta give them a read.
The idea of mammoths as personalities just didn't take for me. And the 'twist' fell flat.
Unfortunatley I bought the other 2 books in the series so I guess I gotta give them a read.
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Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the...more
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