Tin Woodman

by David Bischoff, Dennis R. Bailey

It was incredibly ancient, iit was incredibly advanced - and it had made contact with the human race. Telepaths. Get to know them. Great cover, too.

Genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

182 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

aka Mark Grant (with Bruce King), Brad Quentin (with Terry Bisson)

Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, David Bischoff writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television. Though he has been writing since the early 1970s, and has had over 80 books published, David is best known for novelizations of popular movies and TV series including the Aliens, Gremlins, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and WarGames.

Reviews

[Kris Lugosi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this quick read. There is so much in this story. I loved it. More review to come.

[SciFiOne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Co-author Dennis R. Bailey.
1982 Grade B+.
2020 Grade B-/C+

The story really is in the grade B range, but I found the writing very tedious on second read even though it has been ~40 years. Personally I would give it a C+ and never read it again. It repeats information quite a bit and is over written. I speed read regularly, and it was easy to put down and not pick up again for a while.

[Saul · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel is based on a nebular award winning short story, and was later adapted into a Star Trek episode named Tin Man. Highly recommended.

[J McEvoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts out promisingly with an Earth telepath recruited to make contact with an alien object, but the plot slowly degenerates into space opera with a touch of tragedy and an attempted wonder ending which doesn't come off. Still, many good moments, some sympathetic characterisation (Mora), and some nice technical innovations, particularly an early rendering of Star Trek's Holo-deck.

[James]

fine paperback 1st edition