false <![CDATA[Anvil of Stars]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg 464609 9 The acclaimed author of Eternity offers a compelling sequel to his visionary Forge of God. Earth is gone, completely destroyed by a ruthless alien. Hundreds of years away, a handful of exiles hurtles through the galaxies in a quest for revenge, armed with powers they do not understand--and determined to find and punish the killers who murdered their world. 4283 book 1992 Anvil of Stars total:402|5:83|4:160|3:130|2:25|1:4| 402 1499 541 23 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 1 true Wed Aug 27 17:28:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 23:35:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 3 0 false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 20:42:11 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 21:07:24 -0700 2009 full of humans from Earth in prequel "Forge of God" have loaded 85 teens and young adults onto a highly advanced space ship, given them some robots for training, and assigned them the task of carrying out th...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 19:39:16 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 02:48:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 2 0 false Thu Aug 13 06:45:49 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 16:02:52 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 06:45:49 -0700 2009
Earth is destroyed by an alien killer race (in the prequel to this book), a benefactor alien race assists a starship crew of kids (why is it always kids?) as they attempt to hunt down the killers.

Many philosophical issues dealt with ...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 1 false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 10:47:49 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 10:50:24 -0700 2008 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 11:17:33 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 11:24:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 03:55:36 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 06:29:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Thu Dec 04 12:50:20 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 12:53:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 3 0 false Fri May 15 06:04:18 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 06:07:56 -0700 2009
i'll really have to check my goodreads review of red mars. if i gave red mars five stars i'll bump this on up to four.
...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 2 0 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 07:32:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 07:36:46 -0800 2009 Forge of God. Bear's exploration of future/alien technology based on real-world science (no warp drives or instant interstellar communication) was intriguing, but the overall plot was much less compelling. An interesting effort, but Bear seems best when he sticks to ...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 16:56:16 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 16:56:16 -0800 2009 (Read the prequel, The Forge of God, years ago. Did I read this one? Should I re-read the first?)]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Wed Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Apr 02 08:36:03 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:37:13 -0700 2009 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 3 0 false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 04 17:09:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:11:38 -0700 2009 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Jan 07 22:43:16 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 22:44:04 -0800 2009 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Oct 27 19:01:49 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:02:10 -0700 2009 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 3 0 false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 28 08:44:31 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 03 18:14:34 -0700 2009 there - vengeance on the Killers who destroyed the Earth in Forge of God. There was a Lord of the Flies feel to this book that made me lose focus, but the resolution of the work was superb - the uncertainty and horror at th...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 5 0 false Sat Dec 13 21:27:34 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 19:10:52 -0800 2009 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 2 0 false Fri Nov 14 20:26:58 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 20:28:08 -0800 2008 It is still a well-written, entertaining book, but some parts of it bothered
me, like the complete breakdown of social norms amongst a ship full of
teenagers. I just don’t think something like that wou...more...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 3 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Jun 13 13:14:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 13:19:05 -0700 2008 I didnt really 'get' this when I read it the first time - its sort of a cross between Ender's Game & something else that escapes me at this time. Successive reads make it a very stark and disturbing look at innocence and losing sight of justice. And dont get attached to ANYONEmore...]]> 464609 0446364037 9780446364034 378 23 Anvil of Stars 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174976462m/464609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/464609.Anvil_of_Stars 5 0 false Mon Jul 21 08:49:12 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 17:32:55 -0700 2008

update: Great, all I can say is it is a great story.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=464609