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Colony [Paperback]

Ben Bova (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: New York TOR 1988.; 1St Edition edition (1988)
  • ISBN-10: 0812532457
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812532456
  • ASIN: B000LTOJPW
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected, April 5, 2004
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John Howard "jrh1972" (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colony (Mass Market Paperback)
I was desparate for something to read, and this was the best looking thing that I could find lying around at the time, so I really didn't expect much. However, this book pleasantly surprised me, it was very well written with a lot of interesting characters and events.

I was surprised about a hundred pages into the book when I read something that didn't fit very well historically, to find out that this book is actually about twenty-five years old. I should have realized it sooner because the dates in the story are very close to the present, but I just didn't notice that until I checked the copyright date. Despite the abundance of picture phones, I thought the author did a really good job of writing a future world that doesn't seem to far fetched even after all this time. I was somewhat disappointed in the ending, not that it was bad, but just a little abrupt and anticlimactic. There was also a plot point that I thought was silly and unnecessary, it took one of the best parts of the book, a part that really made you see the protaganist's growth and just made it look like a really poor job of parenting by his gaurdian.

I wasn't expecting much from this book when I picked it up, but I will be looking to read more of Bova in the future.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it, December 24, 2004
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ribcage (Lantana, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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I loved this book. The characters and story are great, but what really made me like this book is the incredible background and locales Ben Bova creates. The intricacies of world government and corporate power are ultimately the main focus of this book. He unfolds things with good timing. The locales we see are awesome. A huge paradise inside a cylinder in outer space to a decrepit New York run by gangs and avoided by the military, dangerous streets of the middle east, a South American jungle. It was a fun journey, and I'm glad I decided to pick this book up.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story..., April 11, 2002
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This review is from: Colony (Mass Market Paperback)
The story is a little out of date now (it was originally written in 1978), but it is still good.

The beginning of the book is a little slow. Probably the first 100 pages or so. Bova takes quite a bit of time introducing the characters and the environment. But, once through that, it move along.

It not an exciting book, rather an interesting book.

The main character, David, is very interesting. His life and how he perceives his future and destiny.

Worth reading.

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implanted communicator, rectenna farm, helicopter explosion, work pods, main cylinder, cargo pod, airlock hatch, space colony, weather modifications
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Island One, World Government, New York, Solar Power Satellites, Revolutionary Underground, David Adams, International News, National Guard, Sir Charles, Hunter Garrison, Kowie Boweto, South Africa, Cyrus Cobb, New Orleans, World Army, Los Angeles, Space Station Alpha, Buenos Aires, North America, Colonel Ruiz, Emanuel De Paolo, Evelyn Hall, Garrison Enterprises, Garrison Tower, Latin America
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