Customer Reviews

Hero!

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I find it unfortunate that this book is out of print; it is a very interesting exploration of the possible ramifications of a society of clones -- particularly poignant now that our own science is almost at that stage. Will a 5% variability in traits ever allow for a traitor? This book raises the question, answers it, then leaves you asking more and more interesting ones.

Dave Duncan is one of my favorite authors. I wish he would write more sci-fi because he has the knack for it. A real page turner, original concepts, interesting characters that you care about.

I recently stumbled across Dave Duncan's Blades books and read through them all in about 6 weeks. I loved them all, gripping tales well told. Then I bought this.... what a disappointment if you are used to the Blades books. The style of writing is totally different; the depth of characters and storyline seem very shallow. Other than the ability to imagine other worlds in detail, this seems almost to be the work of another author.

Good characters, with understandable problems. But I was left feeling so digusted with the society, I was hoping they would get wiped out. If I want depressing human stories I can read history books. I come to sci-fi for escapism, thought provoking social comentary hidden in a good story, and an ending I can feel good about. This book just did not deliver.

Really bad. Must have been written by middle-schoolers. Clunky dialogue, feisty teen virgin, flashbacks on top of flashbacks. I can't wait to delete it. What happened to my favorite author?

I actually bought this book for my kindle forgetting I had read it once before. I should have remembered it. This book is thought provoking, strange, and well worth the read!

This book deserves more attention than it gets. Duncan takes a thoroughly cliched plot - hero saves the world from space invaders - and turns every aspect of it on its head so many times you can't count them all. After Shakespeare, every plot has already been done; how you do it is what matters, and Duncan does it so creatively it becomes new. He also does it with decently hard sci-fi.

It's a shame this book isn't available -- it's one of my favorites. I found it a very compelling sci-fi novel that makes you think about it long after you've finished reading it. If you can find it, buy it, read it!