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Review Date: 2/12/2011
Good book about the continuation and protection of knowledge in a post-apocalyptic world.Leibowitz is an engineer that died in a nuclear holocaust and is up for sainthood from a medieval-like abbey of a Catholic church.
Review Date: 9/1/2011
Not a bad post-apocalyptic book. The basic premise is that San Francisco is home to artists in this Cozy Catastrophe, and they choose non-lethal methods to repel an invading army, turning their artistic skills into ways to demonstrate they *could* kill if they wanted, but choose not to to demoralize the army. This would be an amazing story -- but it relies far too heavily on supernatural events and magic -- for no reason, and no good justification. The book would read far better if the flimsy supernatural subtext was removed.
Review Date: 6/21/2010
Helpful Score: 2
This is the first book of four, and introduces you to a slew of characters in what appear to first glance a varied and disparate set of backgrounds.
As the story unfolds, in the not-to-distant future children start coming down with a mysterious illness, and the help of some avid net users is enlisted to find out how -- and why.
This is an amazing series, one of my favorites.
As the story unfolds, in the not-to-distant future children start coming down with a mysterious illness, and the help of some avid net users is enlisted to find out how -- and why.
This is an amazing series, one of my favorites.
Review Date: 8/4/2011
May be OK for children, but the plot is thin, and the writing geared towards less proficient readers.
Review Date: 11/17/2010
Helpful Score: 2
Very entertaining read. I fully enjoyed this romp through a post-apocalyptic US. There were a few rough edges to this story, namely the 'miraculous' timing of a few things -- you will see it when you get there. Still recommended, though.
Review Date: 6/21/2010
This is a fun little sci-fi/military fiction about an older plane being used as a testbed for new technology becoming the most important single aircraft in the whole world.
This is set back a few years, with the Cold War still running strong, and some of the 'futuristic' technology feels a little dated and cumbersome, but is still believable.
This is set back a few years, with the Cold War still running strong, and some of the 'futuristic' technology feels a little dated and cumbersome, but is still believable.
Lord Foul's Bane (Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Bk 1)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Author:
Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 9/4/2011
Helpful Score: 1
To those discounting this book, and thinking the main character is evil, you are clearly missing a huge portion of the book. Thomas does not believe he raped anyone. He is convinced that he is hallucinating the whole thing -- especially when his long-running, incurable impotence is mysteriously cured. The rape is a sign of how truly he feels about the Land's reality.
Review Date: 6/21/2010
Set in a world where life is ruled by 5 schools of magic, each of which is controlled by various rules, our protagonist Alodar, wishes to better himself and win the love of the queen by becoming a master of any of the schools.
Alodar sets out to learn a school of magic, and in the process sets up a competitor for the love of the queen and is forced to start over with a new school.
Alodar sets out to learn a school of magic, and in the process sets up a competitor for the love of the queen and is forced to start over with a new school.
Review Date: 9/4/2011
First things first *THIS IS A COMIC BOOK*, so don't waste your time. The story is simplistic, and not worth your time.
Review Date: 8/3/2011
Helpful Score: 1
A heart wrenching story of a potential disaster that will leave everyone alive -- but without much of our modern tools. This is far from a 'cozy catastrophe'. I really felt the struggle of the characters and the extreme efforts they made to survive.
Review Date: 9/4/2011
An interesting read that explains 'supernatural' events in a logical, entertaining way.
Review Date: 10/31/2010
Helpful Score: 1
Aside from a needless trip into religion, this is a great apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic story of a plague. The religious side-story is arbitrary, and very obviously done just to be able to use an as an eye-catcher on the cover.
Other than that, a decent story. It could be great, but the science gets 'mushy' and tacky simply to accommodate the religious side-story.
Other than that, a decent story. It could be great, but the science gets 'mushy' and tacky simply to accommodate the religious side-story.
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