false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170364346m/49838.jpg 49838 11 John Varley's monumental Geaan trilogy— Titan, Wizard & Demon—has achieved cult status, hailed as a modern triumph of the imagination by critics & fans. It begins with humankind's exploration of a massive satellite orbiting Saturn. It culminates in a shocking discovery: the satellite is a giant alien being. Her name is Gaea. Her awesome interior is mind-boggling—because it is a mind. A mind that calls out to explorers, transforming all who enter. 2777504 1979 Titan (Gaea 1) total:608|5:177|4:242|3:147|2:28|1:14| 608 2364 788 43 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 05:39:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 04:29:15 -0700 2009
Is it a bad book? No, absolutely not. The issue is that it's got a relatively large number of pages devoted to the description of the rotation of a space ship and the angle of approach to a nea...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 13:08:05 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 13:35:10 -0700 2009 Riverworld and Niven's Ringworld. It feels sparse in comparison to Varley's The Ophiuchi Hotline and his short story 'The Persistance of Vison', a truly stunning work.

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Cirroco Jones is an intriguing character, and the world...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 31 19:38:45 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 24 07:25:32 -0700 2009 Rendezvous with Rama or Ringworld (exploration of a Big Dumb Object by an underprepared away team) by way of Philip José Farmer...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Aug 06 08:09:47 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 11:37:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1980 Tue Jan 13 12:30:11 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 12:32:34 -0800 2009 1 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Tue Dec 30 17:07:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 17:11:35 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 05:03:17 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 13:50:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 05:31:58 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 05:34:55 -0700 2009 books are. I am looking forward to the next in the trilogy!]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 26 19:08:41 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 19:12:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 13:52:39 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:48:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:18:52 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 00:19:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 09:34:49 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:35:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 09:04:16 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 09:12:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 21:44:03 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 09:59:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 11 15:57:51 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 16:00:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Tue May 13 00:06:53 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 00:06:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Thu Jan 31 11:53:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 11:54:18 -0800 2008
That's exactly what I did. I read this novel when I lived in a 19th floor apartment and the view I had really helped appreciate the scope of things. I could visualize how...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 20:18:02 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 19:43:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=49838