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Worlds (Worlds #1)
by
Joe Haldeman
Worlds, the first volume of of the Worlds Trilogy, tells the story of Marianne O'Hara's tumultuous coming of age in an Earth that is tottering on the brink of its final war. Marianne was born inside New New York, an orbiting city that is politically independent of Earth but strongly linked emotionally and economically. Marianne travels to New York City with the intention o...more
Paperback, 239 pages
Published
April 1st 1982
by Timescape/Pocket Books (NY)
(first published 1981)
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SF books written about the near future have a habit of retrospectively turning into alternative histories. This is the case with Haldeman's Worlds which was published in 1950, predicting the Vietnam war in surprisingly accurate detail - apart from the bit where the Communists are defeated, of course. But the book isn't really about that. Instead Haldeman has set up a group of orbiting "Worlds" ranging from hollowed asteroids to tin cans, each with a variant culture, form of government and econom...more
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Haldeman looks into the future & sees many splinter cultures moving into artificial satellites around the Earth. Our civilization is further splintered by colonies on the moon & other celestial bodies. Earth isn't in great shape & we're given a tour by our heroine from one of the splinter colonies.
Lots of action & adventure while exploring how our civilization has changed in a century (published in 1981 & the story takes place in 2084). Maybe he bit off a bit bigger bite than...more
Lots of action & adventure while exploring how our civilization has changed in a century (published in 1981 & the story takes place in 2084). Maybe he bit off a bit bigger bite than...more
This book very much occupies a place in time, both in terms of when it was written in a historical sense (1980) and at a particular point in Haldeman's career.
I was once a big Haldeman fan. On the strength of Forever War I read everything else he had published and followed every new book. At some point along the way, my memory is Tool of the Trade, I found his plots progressed reasonably enough until a point 3/4 through the book, when a ridiculously huge unforeseeable deus ex machina is introduc...more
I was once a big Haldeman fan. On the strength of Forever War I read everything else he had published and followed every new book. At some point along the way, my memory is Tool of the Trade, I found his plots progressed reasonably enough until a point 3/4 through the book, when a ridiculously huge unforeseeable deus ex machina is introduc...more
This was an interesting read. I picked it up because I saw it on sale for $2 on a remaindered table at my local bookstore; I'd recognized Haldeman's name although I hadn't read anything by him previously, and thought I would give him a shot.
It was an interesting read because there's a lot of potential buried in here; a lot of the concepts used are ones that I like (multiple narratives, storytelling through "found" documents, the idea of humanity moving beyond Earth, and the political frictions t...more
It was an interesting read because there's a lot of potential buried in here; a lot of the concepts used are ones that I like (multiple narratives, storytelling through "found" documents, the idea of humanity moving beyond Earth, and the political frictions t...more
Sort of walks the line between a 3 and 4 star (I guess that would make it 3 1/2). I love his style, but the plot is built up out of nothing. Most of the book is a quiet study in relationships, then becomes a raucous action piece for the last 30 pages. It's just a little too disjointed.
Bit pedestrian I'm afraid - cross between Arthur C Clarke and Kim Stanley Robinson, but very cut down. Mini chapters in some cases only a page or so long, and the 3R stuff just didn't cut the mustard. But what the hell, volume one of a trilogy, so I suppose I'll plod on to the end...
A very interesting concept, And like any other Haldeman book, short and nice. In the whole trilogy the story is continuous. The books are simply split into three small volumes of the... epic story.
It's a wonder that I would have finished this book. Not only is it pretty dry science fiction, but my copy had the pages printed in reverse order.
Worlds, by Joe Haldeman, is the first part of a trilogy also including Worlds Apart and Worlds Enough and Time. It is the story of Marianne O'Hara, an intelligent, 22 year old, clarinet playing visitor to Earth. Marianne was brought up in New New York, a hollowed out asteroid, which is one of the orbiting Worlds. A very small number of the citizens of the Worlds get to go down to earth. Marianne is going to further her education.
I enjoy coming back to read this series regularly. I enjoy the comm...more
I enjoy coming back to read this series regularly. I enjoy the comm...more
Un libro entretenido que se lee de un tirón. El mundo que presenta es atractivo y creíble, aunque el personaje principal resulta un poco cargante a veces y tiene un bajón de ritmo a partir de la mitad. Sin embargo se recupera para un final que engancha y deja con ganas de empezar en seguida con el siguiente volumen de la trilogía.
Fantastic first book, can't wait for book 2 to arrive
Apr 22, 2011
Erik Graff
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Recommends it for:
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After Haldeman's exceptionally good The Forever War, this was a disappointment, probably because it had much less of an existential connection to the present in general and to my own experience in particular. Still, it is a decent science fiction novel, the first volume of what became a trilogy.
Dull. Boring lead character. Confusing narrative -- told in a combination of letters, 3rd person past, diary entries. You end up not caring about any of the characters or the situations.
My first Joe Haldeman book and it will be my last -- not enough time to waste on mediocrity.
My first Joe Haldeman book and it will be my last -- not enough time to waste on mediocrity.
A quick read. Solid science fiction. Distopian. Not as memorable as the Forever War but still enjoyable.
Jun 19, 2013
Phil Giunta
marked it as to-read
Jun 03, 2013
Cameron McLeod
marked it as to-read
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Brother of Jack C. Haldeman II
Haldeman is the author of 20 novels and five collections. The Forever War won the Nebula, Hugo and Ditmar Awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. Other notable titles include Camouflage, The Accidental Time Machine and Marsbound as well as the short works "Graves," "Tricentennial" and "The Hemingway Hoax." Starbound is scheduled for a January release. SFWA pres...more
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Haldeman is the author of 20 novels and five collections. The Forever War won the Nebula, Hugo and Ditmar Awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. Other notable titles include Camouflage, The Accidental Time Machine and Marsbound as well as the short works "Graves," "Tricentennial" and "The Hemingway Hoax." Starbound is scheduled for a January release. SFWA pres...more
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