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    <body><![CDATA[Solid science fiction novel with both post-apocalyptic and dystopia themes. Vinge crafts a compelling, tyrannical &quot;post-war&quot; society based in California where self-appointed peace keepers use absolute power to repress development and use of weapons technology.  Written during the cold war,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60601642">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I like about this book is that author Vernor Vinge created a rich and compelling fantasy by describing the world exactly as we know it, but added just a single invention: the Bobble, and then speculated how it would change everything in civilization. The Bobble is essentially a device which can...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44664638">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first of a two book sci-fi series revolving around the concept of “bobbles” Bobbles are these absolutely impenetrable creations that man discovers how to make. Unlike my dad, I won’t spoil all the ins and outs of bobbling in case you want to read it yourself ; ) To be fair, when Da...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77405084">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this but I realize more &amp; more that I expect more from a novel than for it to have an interesting plot premise &amp; an engaging &amp; quick-moving narration, etc.  Supposedly this bk got the 1st of 4 Hugo Awards for the author.  Is the selection out there THAT weak?!  <br/><br/>A plot outline of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19586411">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I would have put this in my &quot;dystopia&quot; bookshelf, but the future tyranny of the Peace Authority is so upbeat. You know from the beginning (or from reading the jacket) that somehow the underdog will win in the end. The novel has an interesting juxtaposition of future tech and horse drawn wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13311418">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After rereading A Fire Upon the Deep and loving it, I decided to check out the rest of Vernor Vinge's catalog.  Of course the DC library has only a small number of his novels, and this is the first I picked up.<br/><br/>I quite liked it.  The idea of &quot;bobblers,&quot; devices that put a field ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19733755">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some copies of this book include 2 novels and one short story, and this review includes all of those:<br/>The Peace War<br/>The Ungoverned (short story)<br/>Marooned in Realtime.<br/><br/>All in the same universe. This collection is probably my all time favorite. This is hard core science ficti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30933599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53935057">
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    <body><![CDATA[I tried, I really tried. I was curious about what the spheres represent, but I couldn't deal with the racism and misogyny. Ugh. Sure, some of it was on purpose, but that doesn't mean I gotta endure it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I probably should reread this.  I read it maybe 10-15 years ago, and all I remember was that it was awesome and I had to read the rest of his books... Sorry, I know that's not very helpful.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Why I Reread This Book: It's the SFDG book for April 23 2009.<br/><br/>(Finished rereading 2009-04-21 0:07 EDT.)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good prose, well thought out future, but a lousy plot in general.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It remains good.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book with some good ideas but not a terribly compelling story. Some scientists invented &quot;bobble&quot; technology. This is a field where time slows to a crawl inside it. The idea isn't new since Larry Niven has something similar in his known space stories. What's new is the political a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31268278">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book a lot. Very interesting concept and intriguing questions that Vinge explores. What if you could just STOP a war, instantly? What forms does tyranny take? What defines technological advance? What is loyalty? This is a tightly written story with interesting, sympathetic characters.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a thought-provoking look at how technology doesn't always make the world better for everyone. I liked the interactions between Wili, Paul and Alison as they work together to defeat the Peace Authority.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Peace Authority can and does encase anyone threating destructive activities inside an inpenetrable force field, but is the cure worse that the disease?  Solid Vinge but doesn't quite have the WOW factor of his best.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An earlier book by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Vernor Vinge" title="Vernor Vinge">Vernor Vinge</a>. The characters are not very convincing, but I liked the idea of the so called &quot;bobbles&quot;. Nice exploration of the social impact of such an invention. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first in Vinge's Realtime series, this is a great look at a future society that's been delayed from the Technological Singularity, but it steadily progressing towards it anyway.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good, better than most sci-fi but the bobbling premise was a little far-fetched. Still, entertaining otherwise though.]]></body>
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