Powers That Be
by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
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Read in February, 2007
Anne McCaffrey is one of my guilty pleasures. Her Brain Ships series is probably one of my favourite SF series to read, and I'd thought for certain that I'd read most of her early trilogies. Powers That Be has never been a favourite of mine (I think the Crystal Singers is way up there though), I do own one or two of the novels from the Powers series, but for some reason it doesn't pull me as strongly as her other books do.
Yana, the main character is a battle stricken veteran who is sent to ...more
Yana, the main character is a battle stricken veteran who is sent to ...more
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
McCaffrey fans, SF fans
The start of a series about genetic adaptations to cold weather planets. The main character is pretty well done and likeable, the world is interesting, and if it weren't for that fact that it was a subarctic climate, Utopian.
The book is a little preachy in the pro-environment sense, which doesn't bother me that much since I do feel that most corporations exploit the environment and their employees. But if that point of you doesn't bother you, then enjoy.
Mostly, it is a good story tol...more
The book is a little preachy in the pro-environment sense, which doesn't bother me that much since I do feel that most corporations exploit the environment and their employees. But if that point of you doesn't bother you, then enjoy.
Mostly, it is a good story tol...more
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
SF lovers
After reading 'literature' and heavy duty non-fiction, reading SF is fun! In this case the writers create their won world, tell their story, and tey to figure out how to end the story w/o the readers rolling their eyes in disbelief.
This story takes place on a cold distant planet inhabited by Irish Roarks and Seans and hearty familiar animals. I only rolled one eye.
This story takes place on a cold distant planet inhabited by Irish Roarks and Seans and hearty familiar animals. I only rolled one eye.
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Read in July, 2007
A great adventure and a good concept. It's slow going for the first 100 pages or so but it builds the mystery. After that it just keeps building. The ending could've used a bit of work, but it's obviously building for the next book in the series.
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Read in July, 2007
Just read it last week...
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
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