The Power of Blackness [Hardcover]

Jack Williamson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 183 pages
• Publisher: Ultramarine Pub Co (January 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039911467X
• ISBN-13: 978-0399114670
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• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,265,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real classic, July 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Power of Blackness (Hardcover)

I was greatly entertained by Williamson's work here. It's old school, but not everything has to be Greg Benford, after all.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This guy is a Grand Master?, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Power of Blackness (Hardcover)

I came in determined to like this book. After all, I had seen authors I like, such as Poul Anderson and Ben Bova, talking about him as one of the all-time greats. So I got this book--and wished I hadn't. I mean, we have a black hole gobbling up the planets one by one. Apparently Mr. Williamson believes the planets will voluntarily line up in the way of the hyperbolic orbit of the black hole, rather than being randomly dispersed on both sides of the sun, the way they are in this universe. Also, the characters are thin and unbelievable. I'm left thinking that Frederik Pohl must have been doing the lion's share of the work in his collaborations with Williamson. Sorry, I'm sure Jack is a very nice guy, but as a writer he doesn't seem to have evolved much from the pulps.