Together in one volume: two award-winning stories by two bestselling authors, providing double the excitement. Authors Greg Bear (Eon) and Timothy Zahn (The Last Command) provide non-stop, heart-pounding action that will keep readers on edge until the final page.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Um...Greg Bear wrote half of this title...,
This review is from: Hardfought / Cascade Point (Tor Double, No. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Seems some of the previous reviwers overlooked the fact that there were two authors involved in this work. Although I like Timothy Zahn a lot, I'm a dyed in the wool Bear fan, and Hardfought is one of the few shorts (of any author) I re-read over and over again. Shoehorned into this story are commentaries on the consequences of total war, cloning, social changes over vast periods of time, political back-handedness, speciesism, and manipulation of popular culture. Plus ripping action and even some tepid sex! The open-ended ending appeals to me too...I'm sure the editors hated it. Another example of Bear's mastery. Oh, and Zahn's story was good too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hardfought (not by Timothy Zahn),
By R. Sundquist (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hardfought / Cascade Point (Tor Double, No. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Both these stories are pretty easy and quick to read, Zahn's Cascade Point being the easier one. Like most of Zahn's stories it takes a single sf idea - the "cascade point" at which you see all possible alternate realities at once - and explores it. I found the idea kind of interesting, but a little contrived.The other story, Greg Bear's Hardfought, blew my mind. At first the narrative is a little confusing, but once you get used to that it's okay. It deals with an interstellar war in the extreme future of humanity, and the ways our species has evolved and adapted to the war's requirements. I read this a few years ago, so I don't remember specific points too clearly, but I can remember the way Bear wrote it. Bear has never been interested in making his narratives straightforward or simple, either in the complexity of the plot or in the prose he uses, and this is no exception. Some people are probably put off by the narrative not being totally clear, but I loved it (and I'm sure that if you read it a little slower and think a little more, it will all make sense).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cascade Point,
By Mario Romero (Ecatepec, Edo. de Mex. Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hardfought / Cascade Point (Tor Double, No. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Just Superb! The way Mr. Zahn writes as usual makes me wish for more. Now, the cascade point idea is one of the best in Sci Fi, clever and original. I only regret that the book is not as big as I would wanted it to be, but it makes for an excelent reading for those Sci Fi readers. Highly reccomended!
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