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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very original,
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This review is from: Future Indefinite (Great Game/Dave Duncan, Round 3) (Hardcover)
I read this book a while ago and it still sticks in my mind. I thought the story was really great but I just couldn't imagine an ending that I thought would be sastisfying. But somehow Dave Duncan managed to suprise me and the ending was really good and it worked with the rest of the story. I also happened to like the very last line and what it implied. It's a very good book and it's really original. I would recommend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!!!!!,
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This review is from: Future Indefinite: Round Three of the Great Game (Mass Market Paperback)
I have absolutely loved all three of The Great Game books. As soon as I began reading the first one I fell in love. The depth of the story, the characters and their perils, and the ORIGINALITY of the whole story was beautiful. I LOVE the idea of Nextdoor and the Portals. For anyone who has the slightlest inkling of enjoyment of fantasy NEEDS to read these books. The books are marvelous but Mr. Duncan. In Future Indefinite, at the end, the very end, how could you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The finale of Duncan's best series.,
By Masher (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Indefinite (Great Game/Dave Duncan, Round 3) (Hardcover)
Future Indefinite has all the classic epic fantasy elements: a sharply detailed world of magic and gods, the struggle between good and evil, an ancient prophecy, a fish-out-of-water protagonist, a small band of adventurers, romance, love, and plenty of action. The book succeeds due to Duncan's use of these familiar elements in unfamiliar ways. Our protagonist is a young British gentleman, barely out of school; his love interest none other than his slightly horse-faced older cousin. The good vs. evil struggle is better classed as a lesser evil vs. a greater. And the prophecy? It's suitably cryptic...but also logical and quite possibly self-fulfilling.
Duncan's system of magic is not only ingenious, but integral to the book's plot. Anyone in their own world is mundane; transported to a new world (even if that world is Earth), they become 'Strangers', and gain 'Charisma', the ability to influence natives. The more people you influence, the more power you gain and the more you can influence them-- a perpetuating cycle. The competition for native followers leads to Machiavellian machinations between the Strangers in a world, some of whose powers rise to godlike levels. One cannot read this book without drawing plot parallels to a slightly more famous book-- the Bible. Specifically Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus Christ. However, the diffferences are just as significant, and any Christian who considers this book as "mocking" their faith is someone looking for a reason to be insulted. Future Indefinite is the finale of Duncan's most serious-- and very likely his best-- series to date. Don't miss it.
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