Mindbridge [Paperback]

joe haldeman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: AVON (1976)
• ASIN: B002I9XRWY
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Joe Haldeman has served twice as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and is currently an adjunct professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic! Glad to see it back in print., October 16, 2001

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S. Reilly (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mindbridge (Gollancz Sf Collector's Edition) (Paperback)

I first read this book about 15 years ago and ever since I have kept a couple of copies around to share. It is a great story and I haven't read anything like it. The other reviewers discussed the plot pretty well (and to give the story justice would take too long), let me just add that there is a certain pace, style and tone that is Haldeman's finger print and it is in fine form here.

Haldeman has a rare gift for making the strangest futures seem very real. There is a reason his books keep getting re-printed year after year, and this book is a prime example.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Haldeman books, February 12, 2003

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Mark Coleman (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mindbridge (Gollancz Sf Collector's Edition) (Paperback)

Haldeman has a dedicated following for a reason, one of the big reasons is this book. I read Mindbridge after reading Worlds and Worlds Apart. Since then I've read most of Haldman's novels. My favorites are easily, Forever Peace, Forever War, Mindbridge, and Worlds Apart. This is a great place to start if you are new to Haldeman. My only complaint is it's a little short. More like a long novella. It does make for a nice quick read on a weekend when you want to relax with a good book.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, original page-turner., October 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Mindbridge (Hardcover)

The development of an instantaneous method of temporary star travel brings a unique set of dangers and unforeseen consequences. This is great stuff, an imaginative and captivating page-turner I couldn't put down. It's been a while since I read a book this tense, and I enjoyed it immensely. Taut writing, and Haldeman heightens the interest by presenting a variety of different viewpoints on the story's focus. Buy this one and read it, you won't be disappointed. The only minor drawback I noted was that the characters are not particularly well-developed. But this is a cracking good story, grippingly told.