A small, disaffected group of artists, scientists, and software developers en route to Titan, the crew of "Deepstar was seeking escape, isolation, and refuge when Iris wandered into the solar system. Now curiosity and wonder are drawing the star travelers to the mysterious gas giant and its hospitable moons -- for here lies their long sought dream of a new home and future. But an alien space-going vessel -- unimaginably ancient yet astonishingly still operational -- has been left behind on the surface of one of Iris's oribiting satellites by a strange and unknown culture. And the extraordinary artifact is pointing the colonist toward an even more remarkable discovery awaiting them on Iris itself; something deadly, inconceivable....and alive.
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It is 2097, and mankind has developed Comnet, "the ultimate networking system," which plugs human minds into existing information processing and retrieval networks. Lured by utopian impulses, which are shaped by the peculiar intimacy afforded by Comnet, 10 misfits on their way to a settlement on Neptune's moon Triton veer off to colonize one of the moons of Iris, a newly discovered planet beyond Pluto. There they experiment with new forms of relationships and with the direct and unmediated sharing of memories, but struggle with sexual jealousy, fear and love. Just as the story is about to grind to a dead halt with their trite discovery that humans are humans wherever they live, they find an alien spacecraft frozen into the heart of another of Iris's moons. Barton ( Hunting on Kunderer ) and first-time author Capobianco's speculations about technology are of far greater interest than the banal psychological and sociological insights proffered at every turn by their self-conscious, prolix exiles.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Determined to be the first humans to explore the gas giant Iris, the adventure-seeking crew of the spaceship Deepstar face unexpected challenges on the surface of Iris's most hospitable moon. Unsympathetic characters and gratuitous sex mar an otherwise well-narrated sf adventure. For large sf collections only.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Can't I give it 0 stars?,
By Jamie Rosen at work (at work) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Iris (Paperback)
I couldn't even make it to the hundred page mark. There are better mysterious space object books out there. There are better troubled artist books out there. There are better sex books out there. There are better unsympathetic character books out there.Don't be fooled by the blurb comparing this to Samuel R. Delaney. Barton & Capobianco aren't even close to being in his league.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Not worthy,
By sjedis "sjedis" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Iris (Paperback)
This book was left at one of those free book exchanges, now I know why. First, there was a typo in jacket sleeve, identifying the goal of the colonists as being Titan not Tritan, so I started confused. I struggled through incomprehensible technology, self-indulgent introspection (in the form interminable flashbacks), almost no narrative and constant sexual encounters. Finally, still struggling at 150 pages I decided to go online to see if I was the only one who had trouble with this book, apparently not. I love science fiction, but this is just a high tech book about sexual fantasies, with characters not even mothers could love. Just because it's in space doesn't mean it should be called science fiction. These are explorers who live in holograms, scientists with no curiosity or scientific methodology. Save your money, save a tree don't bother with this book. Pick up something by Pohl, Bradley, Niven, Bradbury, McAffrey, Bova, Clark, Asimov or LaGuin and explore.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A painful read- I finished it in hopes of a good ending.,
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This review is from: Iris (Hardcover)
Sadly I was disapointed even then. This book starts out with painfully undefined terminology that requires 1/3 of the dead trees to be read in order to understand. It was literally a chore to read this book- but I bought it and I would finish it.3/4 of the story could be a typical survivor movie with the 'DR's happening instead of the 'time outs with a video camera'. I was afraid I was losing my taste in SciFi when reading this book- but as it turns out it really is just a poor read. Skip it.
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