Paradise [Mass Market Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993

The Earth-like planet Peponi has vast riches, an abundant and opulent wildlife, and most importantly, compliant natives. But now that humanity is on the brink of opening up an entirely new world, has it learned its lessons from the past? A thought-provoking novel from the author of Ivory.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 323 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812507169
• ISBN-13: 978-0812507164
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,743,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Resnick is the author of numerous science fiction novels and short stories, including Dragon America, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power, Mutiny, Return to Santiago, and Santiago. He is the editor of This Is My Funniest and has won five Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring and far from the author's potential, September 14, 2006

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S. Huff (Wellington New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

Sorry. While I love the cover, this book is very similar to the author's Kirinyaga, the contents of which I did not like very much. I found Paradise boring, dull, and generally unsurprising. There is essentially no science in this fiction... it could just as well be classified under general fiction (and if it were I doubt it would be particularly well reviewed). The writing is pedestrian. The story lines are also. The parallels to the recent history of Kenya are so thin as to be almost transparent. It's almost as though the author has taken issues and episodes from Kenya and converted various words ands phrases to another place and time, and left it at that. I was, sadly, disappointed by Kirinyaga, and I am even more disappointed by Paradise. I feel this author has MUCH more to say than this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a lot of action but very interesting., November 16, 2000

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Shane Tiernan (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

This isn't your average sci-fi space opera. There's not a lot of science in it or action, but it was anything but boring for me. The whole story is about ecological disaster brought about by humans colonizing an 'uncivilized' planet. The narrative stays fresh by using a writer that is constantly interviewing people that lived on the planet Peponi as a main character. In some chapters the writer is speaking, in others humans that used to live on the planet, in others natives that have lived through the colonization.

I'll definitely checking out more of Mr. Resnick's books in the future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, June 19, 2011

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Will - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

Brilliant. Impressive Sci-Fi with a nice dose of African Colonial history blended-in. Fun characters and interesting places. Well worth the read.