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Dec 03, 2010 12:42pm
I've read a western by this title, but not familiar with this one.
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I've been curious about this one for a long time. Most of Resnick's books are in the 2.5 to 3 zone for me.
Then you might rate this one even lower as it is certainly not his best. I really like his Africa themed stories likeKirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia, Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future and Paradise: A Chronicle of a Distant World and think that it is in these stories that he is at his best. I also thought that Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future was a fun read.
Kirinyaga and Ivory were good. I really liked the two Santiago ones and the Widowmaker books. The thing I really liked about Resnick's books set in the Birthright universe is that every event he mentions in the story is depicted in full in another book.
I agree. Did you read Birthright: The Book of Man? I thought that was a really good collection of stories depicted Resnick's universe. Also, if you haven't read the short story Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, you might want to check it out as I think it is one of his best stories.
Birthright was good. I went on a Resnick binge a few years ago and read 25 of his books in a few months. Have you read the ones with Lucifer Jones? Those are some that I missed.
I've never even heard of the Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge. I think the only Resnick's I've read that weren't in the Birthright universe were The Branch and Kirinyaga.
If you look at Resnick's chronology of the Birthright universe, Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge is the last story set in the universe and so is a really good bookend to the timeline. I am not sure what short story collection it is part of but I bought the audio version on www.audible.com if you ever listen to audio books.I haven't yet read the Lucifer Jones books but I have the first couple and hope to check them out soon.
Richard wrote: "Hate it when a bookgasm fails to launch. ::sadface::"It is the worst...I was left with blue brains.
I didn't dislike it quite that much, but that may be because I'm such a big Resnick fan. I gave him a lot of rope on this one...and he hung me with it.
The disappointment still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I was so excited, shadow boxing in anticipation, and that meant just a longer fall to the carpet for the KO. Great Review of a bantam weight book.
Carol wrote: "Sounds like a good plot. Too bad it was only decent. The review sounds better than the book."Thanks, Carol. I had high hopes for this one.
Lady Heather wrote: "Great Review Stephen! I too hate when my 'inner nerd' is crushed :("Thanks, Heather. My inner nerd is resilient and will recover.
