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In the Ocean of Night (Galactic Center, Vol 1)
In the Ocean of Night - Galactic Center, Vol 1
Author: Gregory Benford
This futuristic science fiction novel begins in the year 2019. Astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept Icarus, a once-harmless meandering asteroid that has mysteriously converted into a comet headed on a direct collision course with Earth. When ordered to plant a device to destroy Icarus, Nigel lands on the comet and makes the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780446611596
ISBN-10: 044661159X
Publication Date: 2/1/2004
Pages: 435
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3.6 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Aspect
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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The first half of the book was very interesting and seemed to have a good storyline going for it. However, the latter half of the story drifted quite a bit and to the point it was almost like reading a completely different book. I liked the first half - the second half left me scratching my head. I'm going to give the sequel a try because I think the story has a lot of potential if the beginning of the story is continued.
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Good sci-fi

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  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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I had high hopes for Gregory Benford's In the Ocean of Night. I had enjoyed Artifact quite a bit and was hoping for more of the same. The overall problem with the book is that it starts well and then declines, slowly but surely, until the end. By the time Bigfoot shows up, things are really pretty bad. (I kid you not about Bigfoot.)

Books about the unknown are supposed to get more interesting, fascinating, and wondrous the further you get into them, not less.

This is the first book of a long saga, a saga I won't be following.
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I haven't read this, but my husband did. He enjoyed the series very much. I have all 6 books if you want the whole series at once.
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I really enjoyed this book, read it in two nights.

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