false <![CDATA[The Engines of God]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229833081m/337048.jpg 337048 8 Humans call them the Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues on distant planets in the galaxy. Each relic is different. Each inscription defies translation. Yet all are heartbreakingly beautiful. And for planet Earth, on the brink of disaster, they may hold the only key to survival for the entire human race. "McDevitt is at his best award-winning style in this intelligent and wide-ranging novel." -Kirkus Reviews 1270248 1994 The Engines of God total:411|5:64|4:176|3:141|2:26|1:4| 411 1503 574 51 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 19:18:14 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 19:13:44 -0800 2008
"The Engines of God" reminds me alot of the characteristics of Larry Niven's "Ringworld" books (the first two... not the others), wi...more...]]> 2 7 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:13:44 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:36:50 -0800 2009 1
Is there a requirement that a "hard" SF author can't write believable characters or dialog to save their life? Or, rather, considering the general level of education and IQ among that crowd, is it a conspiracy so that they can chortle over the nearly inevitable...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:09:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:23:48 -0700 2009
This is a very good book a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 22:49:57 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 19:06:50 -0700 2009 Do Good Design by David Berman. The state of Earth in The Engines of God reflects Berman's cautions about our current mistreatment of the environment and the like. I love seeing ties between books that aren't even remotely from the same genre.

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"The Engines of God" is the first novel in another sequ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Sep 25 13:42:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 13:43:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:09:18 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:15:58 -0700 2009
Good book. A little slow in places. I did not like the inclusion of complete text of a play being performed by the crew of a space ship.

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Though I have to say, for people that spend travel time between worlds doing a sort of theater role-playing, did they not play a couple games that include visiting unknown w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 17 07:40:40 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 07:55:06 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:57:49 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 18:20:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 13:02:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 13:11:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 13 13:44:49 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 13:46:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 15:24:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 15:29:35 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 16:27:52 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 16:30:41 -0800 2008 Besides that the book was cool and felt good to read. I was eager to turn the pages.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=337048