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date pub Feb 02, 1999
date pub edition Jul 19, 2011
Ross's rating my rating review Thought I'd give this a try since it was free for a limited time via Amazon. After stripping off the gosh darn Amazon DRM so I could load it on my So...more Thought I'd give this a try since it was free for a limited time via Amazon. After stripping off the gosh darn Amazon DRM so I could load it on my Sony Ebook, I got about 60-65 "pages" into it and just wasn't hooked. There were some interesting concepts but the characters and premises were all over the place and nothing seemed cohesive. If I am reading that far into the book and STILL don't know what the hell is going on or where the book is going, there's gotta be something else to keep me interested or I'm going to give up. In this case, there wasn't anything to keep me engaged so into the abandoned shelf it goes.(less)
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avg rating 3.54
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date pub Oct 1977
date pub edition Jun 07, 1979
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avg rating 3.59
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date pub 1960
date pub edition 1978
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avg rating 3.49
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date pub Nov 08, 2011
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avg rating 3.51
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date pub 1988
date pub edition Jun 30, 2006
Ross's rating my rating review Short stories set in Niven's "Known Space" universe, in the time after Humanity and the Kzin meet and begin their wars that are completed by...more Short stories set in Niven's "Known Space" universe, in the time after Humanity and the Kzin meet and begin their wars that are completed by the time of most of Niven's novels.
This was a mixed bag - I enjoyed Niven's first, short short story, and then nearly fell asleep during Poul Anderson's piece. Just didn't grab me - in fact, I can't remember what it was about and I finished the book just today. Dean Ing's story was enjoyable but nothing extraordinary. Overall, this book is a borderline 2.5 stars but not worth rounding up to 3 stars.
I'll stick with Niven's work. He said he couldn't write war stories and so left that part of the Known Space universe for others to fill in. I don't have enough interest in this period to follow up with any of the other Man-Kzin War compendiums to see if they get better than this one.(less)
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avg rating 3.98
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date pub 1967
date pub edition Apr 01, 2003
Ross's rating my rating review Not as good as I recall from my youth (books rarely are) but still much better than the 1st book in the series. The main character, Will, is a lot whi...more Not as good as I recall from my youth (books rarely are) but still much better than the 1st book in the series. The main character, Will, is a lot whinier and less capable than I remember - he relies so much on his friends that it hardly seems fair to consider him the protagonist, even if the story is told from the 1st person perspective. If I recall correctly, though the Pool of Fire turns out to be a nice conclusion to the trilogy and Will comes into his own.(less)
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date pub 1948
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date pub 1986
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date pub May 01, 1978
date pub edition Aug 01, 2000
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date pub 1953
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date pub 2011
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avg rating 4.32
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date pub Oct 2004
date pub edition Oct 28, 2004
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date pub 1913
date pub edition Aug 1970
Ross's rating my rating review Free audiobook for Little Wars can be found at Librivox.org .
Little Wars is often attributed to being the first accounting of miniature war...more Free audiobook for Little Wars can be found at Librivox.org .
Little Wars is often attributed to being the first accounting of miniature wargaming (I don't use the word "tabletop" because H.G. Wells' version actually uses floors and furniture, rather than limiting the gaming surface to just the top of a table).
The book is primarily an instruction manual for how to enact a "Little War", with sidebars on the evolution and development of the rule set governing the details of battle and conclusion of the 'Little War'. That said, it is one of the most entertaining instruction manuals you will ever read, as Wells' humor and pacifistic nature bleeds through into the narratives and adds a level of satire to the idea of both children and men conducting grandiose campaigns of battle while crawling about on the floor of a living room, or outside on a front lawn.
The audiobook version was narrated by Librivox volunteer Mark Smith, who does an excellent job of bringing the narrative to life. I had a little bit of difficulty at certain points keeping the rules and explanations straight when I did not have the text in front of me, and supposedly I missed out on some very entertaining sketches and figures provided by Wells in the original publication. That said, I really enjoyed listening to this book and it certainly made my commutes to/from work for a couple of days fly by.(less)
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date pub Nov 06, 2003
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date pub edition 1993
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date pub Aug 24, 2010
date pub edition Aug 24, 2010
Ross's rating my rating review A satisfying conclusion to the series.
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