Capella's Golden Eyes [Paperback]

Chris Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1982

For over a century, the human colonists on the planet Gaia have prospered under the guidance of the M'threnni. But when David arrives in the capital Helixport and makes contact with the aliens, he begins to learn the terrifying truth about them. From that moment on he is in mortal danger, for the M'threnni far from being silent benefactors, may turn out to be the deadliest of cruel dictators

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Ace (June 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441091156
• ISBN-13: 978-0441091157
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,420,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A world in the style of Jack Vance, but not as clever., January 3, 1999

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This review is from: Capella's Golden Eyes (Paperback)

Capella's Golden Eyes is a good attempt at world building. The culture and structure of an interstellar colony is described, but as is so often the case, the characters seem one-dimensional and unemotional. The structure of the book doesn't help, either. Starting out with a mysterious group of aliens coexisting with the human colony, two disappearances and an enigmatic death one might think that the book would climax with the unravelling of these puzzles, but it doesn't. The book resolves things in an off-hand way and fades out, rather than closes with a neat finish.