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Coyote Frontier (Coyote Trilogy #3)
by
Allen Steele
The saga of Earth's first space colonists continues in this riveting novel of their struggle to create a new civilization light-years away from the world-and the problems they thought they left behind.
Paperback, 382 pages
Published
November 28th 2006
by Ace
(first published 2005)
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Two decades have passed since the Coyote Federation broke away from Earth rule to form a democracy, but the planet is in crisis as the dependency on earth technology has taken its toll. Leader Carlos Montero knows that gaining their independence was a lot easier than maintaining their freedom as he has learned that fighting for liberty was dangerous but simple while ruling is very complex. He is unsure which direction to take Coyote as the infrastructure is crumbling without spare parts or repla...more
Award-winning author Allen Steele brings his Coyote Trilogy to a close with Coyote Frontier. While this is not the end of the Coyote saga for Steele or his readers by any means, it nevertheless represents a closure to the in-depth development of the world of Coyote through its colonists, and the opening of a new chapter in this series.
As Coyote seems to be settling down somewhat with a stable form of government any would-be Social Collectivists from Earth having been sent packing, it seems like...more
As Coyote seems to be settling down somewhat with a stable form of government any would-be Social Collectivists from Earth having been sent packing, it seems like...more
Book three in the Coyote series, this novel takes us once more to the colony planet Coyote. But there’s a new twist. Earth has developed a technology for instantaneous travel between stars, meaning close contact with Earth is possible once more. Coyote seems like paradise to inhabitants of Earth wracked with overcrowding and catastrophic climate change. Will the budding Coyote Federation be able to withstand the onslaught? The original colonists have grown middle aged and responsible, but now th...more
Narrated by
Peter Ganim, Allen Steele, Therese Plummer
17 hrs and 1 mins
I would have rated this 4 stars, except I really didn't like the initial male narrator - not sure which one he was. He seemed too dry, emotionless and computer-like - maybe that was intentional, but it didn't appeal to me. Despite that, I really enjoyed the story.
Publisher's Summary
The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Earth is 20 years past. Coyote's aging computers, aircraft, and medical equipment are badly in n...more
Peter Ganim, Allen Steele, Therese Plummer
17 hrs and 1 mins
I would have rated this 4 stars, except I really didn't like the initial male narrator - not sure which one he was. He seemed too dry, emotionless and computer-like - maybe that was intentional, but it didn't appeal to me. Despite that, I really enjoyed the story.
Publisher's Summary
The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Earth is 20 years past. Coyote's aging computers, aircraft, and medical equipment are badly in n...more
The story immediately kicks off where I most hoped it would – with the indigenous species of the Coyote planet, and indeed the first third of the book is exciting and relevant to where I was most interested in seeing it go: the discovery of those with natural claims on the planet versus those of the new settlers.
Inevitably there is another contact with Earth and here is where the story dropped off for me; the part where Wendy and Carlos go back to Earth felt a little slow. And while it was inevi...more
This is generally an engaging continuation of the Coyote Saga. Apparently it completes the initial "trilogy", though there are two ancillary books about Coyote itself and three spinoffs in the same universe.
The writing is solidly Allen Steele's with similar vignettes of Coyote life tying in to the grander plot. Midway through the book, I kind of felt like the reading was getting stale, but the final third of the book made up for it. My only great criticism is that there aren't any red herrings,...more
The writing is solidly Allen Steele's with similar vignettes of Coyote life tying in to the grander plot. Midway through the book, I kind of felt like the reading was getting stale, but the final third of the book made up for it. My only great criticism is that there aren't any red herrings,...more
Not much new in this third book of the Coyote trilogy...very much like the first book...still troubles with ships from Earth (but now instantaneous wormhole travel is introduced), more negotiations with Earth governing people/bodies, and another "revolution". Bit more of an ecological theme
here, with a grim picture of Earth's future and newcomers making the same environmental mistakes on coyote as on Earth. However I did like the end of book connection with the mysterious ship detected in the fi...more
here, with a grim picture of Earth's future and newcomers making the same environmental mistakes on coyote as on Earth. However I did like the end of book connection with the mysterious ship detected in the fi...more
Good ending of the Coyote saga. Allen Steele did a great job of infusing many of today's concerns in his telling of interstellar colonization. This book also serves as a sort of generational ending for the original settlers of Coyote, revealing their (our) hopes and fears of the future. In all, this was one of the more satisfying "trilogies" I've come across, and with all good science fiction of this sort, the science-fiction setting is a vehicle for a very good plot.
4 stars out of 5, although I...more
4 stars out of 5, although I...more
I am hopelessly lost in the Coyote universe created by this author. I have now read the original three books in the cycle, and a novelette set on this planet. I am currently reading a fourth book, and the beginning of a new cycle of novels about Coyote. I can't wait to get to my Kindle at every opportunity to get back into that world. I haven't been this entranced by a fictional since the Harry Potter series. I have been an avid science fiction fan most of my life, but have never read anything b...more
This series just continues to get better. Allen Steele expands on the Coyote world and universe. Coyote's first generation of settlers are aging and a new generation has come of age. He continues to develop rich and entertaining characters and relationships and weaves them into multiple simultaneous plot lines. The story is anchored with the technology that they have brought from earth and the primitive environment they are taming and shaping into a new world and new society.
Earth has continued...more
Earth has continued...more
Something's been nagging me ever since I began reading Allen Steele's Coyote series. I enjoyed both
Coyote
and
Coyote Rising
, for the most part, yet something was missing. Coyote Frontier brings that missing piece of the puzzle to the series, for we finally get to see Earth with our own eyes, and Steele reminds us why space travel isn't just for science fiction.
In Coyote Frontier, a starship belonging to the European Alliance, rivals of the collectivist Western Hemisphere Union who tried to ta...more
In Coyote Frontier, a starship belonging to the European Alliance, rivals of the collectivist Western Hemisphere Union who tried to ta...more
Pretty good conclusion to the series, over all the series didn't thrill me but it wasn;t a waste of time. I liked this less than the other two, I think steele does short form better than long and since the other 2 in the series were novels built up from short stories it shows. It is kind of cool to see the conflict between the drive to exploit the frontier and the need for environmentalism.
Nice ending to the Coyote trilogy, although there are two ancillary books out there based in the universe I guess. Continues the story of Coyote, with a few new issues added. A wormhole-type travel method between Earth and Coyote is developed which allows for much faster travel between the two planets (actually planet and moon) which causes problems which mirror those of present-day earth like possible overpopulation, resource overuse, what to do with the native flora and fauna. Overall it was a...more
3.5 Though I enjoyed the transition to greater political and ecological focus, many of the "sub-stories" seem to get short shrift. I suppose it's only natural to tie things up as the initial trilogy comes to a close, yet arc often felt lacking with so much straightforward narrative and resolution. A reasonable end to an enjoyable trilogy, but would really have benefited from another hundred (or two) pages.
Allen Steele is one of the best science fiction writers of our time. I felt like I was with these characters on Coyote every step of the way and I felt what they felt, waked where they walked. Coyote Frontier is a wonderful wrap up of the Coyote Trilogy. This series is a must read for any sci-fi lover!
I almost liked this the best of all the Coyote books so far, until the last two chapters (or the last chapter plus the epilogue). How lame is it to introduce some major new development in the last few pages of a trilogy? The reason I liked this book is because it did a much better job of portraying politics as a competing set of interest groups rather than actors who are good or evil than the last one. But I can't get over the ending. My rating lost an entire star over that.
Now I guess I'll have...more
Now I guess I'll have...more
352 pages Science fiction. Book continues the story of the colonists of the planet Coyote. I enjoyed the story and agreed with the message of limited develpment on a new planet. I did think the ending of the story and it's surprise was a bit forced. None less I want more stories from this world.
This "conclusion" for the Coyote series felt a little rushed and did not immerse me as much in the story for some reason. I enjoyed it anyway and the story held my interest and it was a very quick read. 3.5 starts... aw... call it 4 since GR doesn't let me split hairs much.
Allen Steele's thoughtful series about colonizing the alien planet called Coyote gets more complications when new ships arrive from Earth with the possibility of much faster travel between the two worlds. The novel has plenty of interesting characters (perhaps a few too many...I think it might have been better served by fewer characters with more time allotted to each). It poses some important questions: how can people balance desperate need for resources against our devastating ecological impac...more
Enjoyable up until the end, when aliens crash the nice, alien-free space opera. Bah. The shoe finally drops from the beginning of the first book about the ship heading in the other direction - though it doesn't drop all the way; that has to wait for a sequel.
Apr 08, 2010
Michael
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Kind of unusual that #3 is the weaker of a series of four, but there you have it. I still will read anything AS sends out! The series as a whole is great. Just this one was scattered, forced, and boring.
This book wrapped up the Coyote trilogy nicely. Though Steele relies here and there on a few typical sci-fi clichés, he stills manages to write engaging stories. I'll have to keep my eyes open for more of his stuff.
Allen Steele has simply a captivating style of writing...his books suck you in and you can't put them down.
A very good conclusion. It was very good to revisit these characters and see what they got up to since the second book. A bit sad that the trilogy is over, but happy to read more set in the universe.
I think this is as great book. I haven't read the first two, but it is so well written, that you have no questions. I think this book is probably the most interesting of the three books because of the creation of the star bridges. I disliked that the author spent a lot of time writing about life on coyote, because I was more interested in the creation of the star bridge. I think the politics listed in the story were nessisary to have coyote free. I like how Allen Steele writes the story from not...more
Verrry good not what I exspected, should be more stories between books but I do like serial books
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Great book by one of the best.
Best book in the trilogy!
More fuel for my Coyote fire.
I enjoyed this series because it made me think of what it would be like to be among the first on a new world. And while I may have written the books differently, I nonetheless respect the work Steele has done in creating a stage for our imagination.
If you've made it through the 3 Coyote novels, try Spindrift which is loosely connected to Coyote. And then, like me, you'll just have to wait until 2009 when Coyote Horizon comes out.
I enjoyed this series because it made me think of what it would be like to be among the first on a new world. And while I may have written the books differently, I nonetheless respect the work Steele has done in creating a stage for our imagination.
If you've made it through the 3 Coyote novels, try Spindrift which is loosely connected to Coyote. And then, like me, you'll just have to wait until 2009 when Coyote Horizon comes out.
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Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. is an American science fiction author.
Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with Orbital Decay and continuing through Labyrinth of Night. Some of his early novels such as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to...more
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Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with Orbital Decay and continuing through Labyrinth of Night. Some of his early novels such as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to...more
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