Saturn's Child [Mass Market Paperback]

Nichelle; Bonanno, Margaret Wander; Wander Bonanno, Margaret Nichols (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ace Books (1996)
• ASIN: B000J6FNRK
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,267,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still No Sequel?, June 23, 1999

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[e-mail] (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saturn's Child (Paperback)

I fell in love with Saturn's Child when I first read it three years ago. And I'm still dying to find out what happens to Saturna. The first time I read it I couldn't put it down. Now all I want to do is pick up the sequel. So if you want an excellent read and you have the patience to wait, Saturn's Child is the book for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read, July 8, 2006

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Titanium Raven (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saturn's Child (Paperback)

This is a character-driven story -- the essence of the narrative is really about the characters, their histories, and how they interact and relate to one another. The space exploration and politcial plots are a framework upon which the characetrs can act and interact. As such, there is a lot of detail, especially about the characters, but a significant effort was made in the world-bulding, and it never feels as if the characters are on a cardboard stage. I enjoyed this book for those very reasons.

That said, what I would fault the story for is the following: It has a fairly slow pace and the flashbacks are occasionally disconcerting -- I would start to get into the story and sometimes found myself wrenched off into a character's past. Nooo! We were justing getting to a good part.... I found the end a little too neat and tidy, given all the convolutions that led up to it. There are some issues with some of the science, but these probably won't be noticed except by readers with a strong science background. This is not a hard sci-fi novel, but the detail is much better than in some soft sci-fi novels, and I appreciated the fact that science and scientists were presented in a positive way. And I do think the setting was more than a little idealistic, with the humans and Fazisians (and their governments) getting along extraordinarily well.

In summary: If you like character-driven sci-fi, this book is worth a read. If you are looking for space battles or accurate technological detail, best to look elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read....Love, Hate, Tragedy, Triumph...but WHERE'S 2, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Saturn's Child (Paperback)

I don't know if its the author or the publisher, but after getting very involved in the story of Saturna, her parents and her 2 cultures, you're left wanting more, a lot more. The story is good with a slight Star Trek overtone. Ace-Putnam needs to get on the stick and get Lt. Uhura to do some communicating.