This book concentrates on the `wonder' aspect of outer space and takes as its theme the possibilities of other planets and aliens. A serial story runs through the book, and there is a `game' feature which challenges the reader to survive on an alien planet.
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Editorial Reviews
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Grade 5 Up An entertaining collection of science fiction, role-playing, flashy artwork, and fantasy. Hill's story of a sentinel assigned to protect Earth from alien dangers is second-rate Asimov, but it is cunningly interwoven with a picture game in five parts called ``Can You Survive on an Alien Planet?'' that is riveting fun for one or more players. (There are five small write-ins to mark scores.) Tamora Pierce's ``Plain Magic'' is a well-crafted short fantasy about a girl who is to be sacrificed to a dragon. Accompanied by fine artwork by Paul Finn, it is incongruous in this setting, but too good to miss. ``Krail's World'' by Garnett continues the theme of being trapped on an alien planet surrounded by little-understood hazards. Hill's ``Aliens and Planets'' is a mix-and-match test of readers' suvival awareness. The artists, other than Finn, take their style from space comics: lots of fanged, tentacled monsters and gleaming spaceships. The format is cluttered, but this engaging mishmash should be irresistible to those who are discovering the unsophisticated thrills of outer space fiction. Anne Osborn, Riverside Public Library, Calif.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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