Chimera [Import] [Paperback]

Mary Rosenblum (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Vintage (December 31, 1994)
• ISBN-10: 0099379716
• ISBN-13: 978-0099379713
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars #scifi @bantamspectra A fondly remembered favorite, September 11, 2009

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W. Frederick Zimmerman "W. Frederick Zimmerman" (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chimera (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the very first book I ever reviewed on the Internet -- it was given to me by Ellen Key Harris of Del Rey books, who was a huge Internet pioneer for Random House. Mary Rosenblum has gone on to a successful career -- she's gifted both with a solid science background and with the ability to create empathetic, tough-minded, appealing characters. Well worth buying if you're a Rosenblum fan!

5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Rosenblum is my nominee for best sf writer!, May 3, 2008

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Barbara A. Simpson "Joss rocks" (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chimera (Mass Market Paperback)

The other review for this book states a couple of facts regarding the plot of this book that are correct. But the feel...I have never been more immersed in a book, I read it and look up and I have completely forgotten my own life for the moment. Antartica, the internet, the slums of the future, all so beautifully painted. And this was written in the early 90's, yet it feels very fresh. I cannot recommend this highly enough to lovers of good science fiction! And if you do enjoy it, her other stuff, particularly HORIZONS, is also stellar (so to speak!).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dystopian cyber-punk, September 4, 2004

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Michele Lloyd "SF reader" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chimera (Mass Market Paperback)

Jewel Martina is the lead character of this novel about a dystopian future where the suburbs are in decay and the very rich live in Antarctica. The primary male character has a male lover.