Starbound Review
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//Starbound//, the second of a trilogy, is the desperate human attempt to confront a race of aliens called Other set in a distant world--the Other having nearly destroyed Earth in the first book. After a 6 ½ year trek across the cosmos, the humans return home to find that they have emerged 50 years in the future. This book is the foundation for building the human arsenal which will combat the omnipotent Other.
This book is written in the spirit of old-fashion science fiction, except that the plot is a little stilted. The novel, aside from suffering weak characterization, is broken up in an odd way, making it rather trying to keep up with the timeline. The pace however does move the story along and the reader feels rewarded with a fresh perspective on the bigger picture.
Joe Haldeman shows promise as a top science fiction writer even though //Starbound// is not his best. Since this book does entertain, what it lacks in depth is made up for with pace. While it struggles to make the 100 best list, I do recommend it as a fast read.
Reviewed by Dave Broughton
Starbound Feature
- ISBN13: 9780441018178
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Starbound Overview
A New from the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award-winning author of Marsbound.
Carmen Dula and her husband have spent six years travelling to a distant solar system that is home to the enigmatic, powerful race known as "The Others," in the hopes of finding enough common purpose between their species to forge a delicate truce.
By the time Carmen and her party return, fifty years have been consumed by relativity-and the Earthlings have not been idle, building a massive flotilla of warships to defend Earth against The Others. But The Others have more power than any could imagine-and they will brook no insolence from the upstart human race.
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