Plasm (Signet) [Paperback]

Charles Platt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Roc (October 6, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451150155
• ISBN-13: 978-0451150158
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,990,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Charles Platt became interested in computers when he acquired an Ohio Scientific C4P in 1979. After writing and selling software by mail order, he taught classes in BASIC programming, MS-DOS, and subsequently Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. He wrote five computer books during the 1980s.

He has also written science fiction novels such as The Silicon Man (published by Wired books) and Protektor (from Avon Books). He stopped writing science fiction when he started contributing to Wired magazine in 1993, and became one of its three senior writers a couple of years later.

Charles began contributing to Make magazine in its third issue and is currently a contributing editor. Make: Electronics is his first book for Make Books. Currently he is designing and building prototypes of medical equipment in his workshop in a northern Arizona wilderness area.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Much Better Than Expected!, September 10, 2011

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This review is from: Plasm (Signet) (Paperback)

Granted, I went into this book with really low expectations - I love Piers Anthony's earlier works, and remember liking Cthon and Phthor a lot. However, I did not realize how old this book was - the cover art is typical 80s science cheese. It has been 20 years or so since I read the first two books, so the details of them were lost, but that was fine - this book can be enjoyed without them. My vague familiarity probably helped, but was not necessary. If you are looking for something different, give this one a try.