A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL ON A DISTANT WATER WORLD
After a worldwide disaster strikes Earth, the planet is taken over by a fanatical ... read full description
After a worldwide disaster strikes Earth, the planet is taken over by a fanatical ... read full description
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Jul 12, 2009
Bookchick
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When author Edward Willett was at a Science Fiction workshop at the Banff Centre in western Canada, the assignment from instructor Robert J. Sawyer was to write a sentence that might be used as an opening line. Willett's sentence in that workshop introduced him, and by way of the author's pen, us, to the Selkies. Selkies are a race of genetically modified humans who share DNA with seals. They are marine-dwelling humans (aqueous, not amphibious...there's a difference) who can do nearly anything u
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Dec 25, 2008
Shaun
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Willett's novel of religion gone horribly wrong is a "monster" of a tale (pun intended). It takes place some 50 years after a man named Victor Hansen stole an Earth ship (or Body Purified Ship), fled across the galaxy, and established a new colony for he and his modified mer-people called the Selkies. The problem is that he's pissed off all of the Body Purified in doing so, and they are still actively trying to find him and his "abominations" so they can be "purified"
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Aug 03, 2008
Ken
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I finally had the chance to finish reading Marseguro by Edward Willett. Regular readers will recall I won the book from a give away on the author’s site a few months ago. Sorry it has taken me so long to get to this review, but baseball season and various other Spring time events have set me behind in my reading.
I really enjoyed reading Marseguro by Edward Willett. It was a little hard for me personally to get into because I’m not big on religion and the bad guys are all about har More...
I really enjoyed reading Marseguro by Edward Willett. It was a little hard for me personally to get into because I’m not big on religion and the bad guys are all about har More...
Jul 25, 2010
Jason
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It's a good book. I didn't really feel anything for the characters though. There wasn't really a central hero that I could associate with. Character progression seemed forced. Still an interesting story though.
Aug 27, 2009
R
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Would that I could find the reviewer or review site what said this was a bright young talent, that I could curse him to his face. Or her.
Aug 30, 2008
Diane
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Willett sets up an intriguing premise: a world of gene-modified Selkies must face an invasion from Earth: the Body Purified, a fanatical religious cult (which has outlawed all other religions of the past, including Christianity). The plot is full of twists, and the most intriguing character is Richard Hansen. I'll say no more. Good style, pacing, and such, though the changes in one character are rather precipitous. I wonder if there might be a sequel. It would be interesting to see, if so
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