Decalog 5: Wonders : Ten Stories a Billon Years an Infinite Universe [Paperback]

Jim Mortimore (Author), Paul Leonard (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997 | Series: Decalog

Ten stories in one volume. These stories explore the chamber of whispers, where voices of the past haunt the living, follow a native American girl on her journey along the river of stars, and travel to a solar system that defies the laws of physics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 313 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Pub (Mm) (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0426205154
• ISBN-13: 978-0426205159
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,003,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, August 5, 2007

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This review is from: Decalog 5: Wonders : Ten Stories a Billon Years an Infinite Universe (Paperback)

A pretty ordinary collection of stories. The average here is only 3.15

Decalog 5 : Poyekhali 3201 - Stephen Baxter
Decalog 5 : King's Chamber - Dominic Green
Decalog 5 : City of Hammers - Neil Williamson
Decalog 5 : Painting the Age with the Beauty of Our Days - Mike O'Driscoll
Decalog 5 : The Judgement of Solomon - Lawrence Miles
Decalog 5 : The Milk of Human Kindness - Elizabeth Sourbut
Decalog 5 : Bibliophage, being a tale from the Library of (almost) Everything - Stephen Marley
Decalog 5 : Negative Space - Jeanne Cavelos
Decalog 5 : Dome of Whispers - Ian Watson
Decalog 5 : Waters-of-Starlight - Stephen Marley


Gagarin model replay.

3.5 out of 5


Telepathic unrest excursion.

3 out of 5


Girlfriend's urbane ending.

3 out of 5


Drug media.

2.5 out of 5


Arabian time excursion robot intelligence revelation.

3.5 out of 5


Breast excess virus.

3.5 out of 5


Library of Everything eater is too selfishly voracious.

3.5 out of 5


Lack of recovery.

3.5 out of 5


Speech guardians.

2.5 out of 5


Old lady pursuit.

3 out of 5




3 out of 5

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not Doctor Who, March 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Decalog 5: Wonders : Ten Stories a Billon Years an Infinite Universe (Paperback)

Admittedly, nowhere on the cover does this book claim to have any connection to Doctor Who. On the other hand, claiming that this book is a member of the "Decalog" series - which up until now has been Doctor-Who-oriented - is blatantly false advertising. At best, it is bait-and-switch.

Once I got past that, and read the stories as plain, non-Doctor-Who, ordinary science fiction, the situation did not improve much. Most of the stories are dreadful. Some are mediocre. Only one of them - "Bibliophage" - rises above the level of mediocrity.

A warning: Now that Doctor Who has moved beyond the TV and into books, it is no longer treated as a children's series. However, many Doctor-Who-related books are still suitable for children. This is not one of them. Many of the stories contain unnecessary swearing, and one story - "The Milk of Human Kindness" - contains an act which in my opinion borders on incest.