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Eye Among the Blind

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Holdstock's Eye Among the Blind is a science fiction work that is truly a novel of ideas. This is not a face paced, action packed terrestrial adventure or journey in space. It is more a book about the discovery of the true nature of both humanity and alien species.

The setting is well thought out and believable. The plot is reasonable enough, but leaves you guessing which track it will head down, even towards the end. Personally I find some elements of tension that I think should be resolved or explored ignored by Holdstock - not just in this work, but other too. The character development and characterizations are thorough and well-paced throughout the story.

This book is reminiscent of the science fiction of Ursula LeGuin's primarily because the formation and function of the various alien cultures are explored from an Anthropological standpoint, yet somehow seem to defy hard science in nuanced ways. Metamorphosis is a recurring theme in Holdstock's work and it is present here too.

If you are a Robert Holdstock fan or enjoy Ursula LeGuin's science fiction and you are looking for a science fiction novel of ideas, you will probably like this book. Otherwise you should probably pass on it.

If you have came for the Mythago series and read this book you will have problems. The social and mythical fictions are not present in this book (as in later work) and this is true science fiction. The opening is slow and it takes and while to get going, but it is worth it.