The Long View [Mass Market Paperback]

F. M. Busby (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (November 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425089819
• ISBN-13: 978-0425089811
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,285,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rissa Victorious, October 22, 2007

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wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Long View (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Long View" concludes the saga of Rissa Kerguelen. The first two books in the trilogy set the stage for this one: the conquest of Earth. In those earlier books, we saw little-girl Rissa, torn from her family and raised no better than a slave in a corporate concentration camp. We saw her escape, befriend the powerful Hulzein dynasty, leave for the stars, and become co-leader of the rebel forces.

Now, she returns. It's been years of preparation - decades and lifetimes, if you take the "long view" of relativistic time dilation and suspended animation. But factors arose that Rissa's group could never have foreseen: a doomsday bomb, and a madwoman with its detonator always at hand.

For all that, this book and this series convey a family-based feel-goodism that are easy to enjoy. They remind me of Heinlein's happy communes, in ways, but with more swashbuckling and more of the hero[ine] with humble beginnings.

-- wiredweird

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Role Model, May 2, 2003

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"phoenixdawns" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long View (Mass Market Paperback)

FM Busby created Rissa... at times, I let myself believe that he created her specifically for me. She has been my role model for many years: strong, confident, yet compassionate. Breaking free of her past tramas and stretching out on wings powered by her own determination, Rissa is everything I want to be when I grow up. At 36, I STILL go back and read this series when I need to renew my sense of worth and confidence. Thank you, Mr. Busby!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Role Model, May 2, 2003

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"phoenixdawns" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long View (Mass Market Paperback)

FM Busby created Rissa... at times, I let myself believe that he created her specifically for me. She has been my role model for many years: strong, confident, yet compassionate. Breaking free of her past tramas and stretching out on wings powered by her own determination, Rissa is everything I want to be when I grow up. At 36, I STILL go back and read this series when I need to renew my sense of worth and confidence. Thank you, Mr. Busby!