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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Colorful short stories of characters in the far future
This wide-ranging survey of Humanity spread throughout the galaxy in the far future tells stories of characters in ordinary (in their time) and extraordinary situations - a nagging wife, preparing for battle, etc. I especially enjoyed the wild yarn of Smith's Burst - it seems fresh and different even decades after it was written. Emphasis is on characters and how...
Published on September 20, 1998 by Daren Scot Wilson (darenw@pipe...
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0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Review of original 1964 Signet edition.
Starswarm is not one of Aldiss' better works. If you have enjoyed his other works and like reading far-future speculation, this is a book for you
Published on May 10, 1997
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Colorful short stories of characters in the far future,
By Daren Scot Wilson (darenw@pipeline.com) (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Starswarm (The Gregg Press science fiction series) (Hardcover)
This wide-ranging survey of Humanity spread throughout the galaxy in the far future tells stories of characters in ordinary (in their time) and extraordinary situations - a nagging wife, preparing for battle, etc. I especially enjoyed the wild yarn of Smith's Burst - it seems fresh and different even decades after it was written. Emphasis is on characters and how they intereact with the worlds formed by their uncountable ancestors. Much material to inspire the artist, not so much for the hard SF fan. One of my favorites, I wish I hadn't loaned it out...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
future civilization space operas,
By M-I-K-E 2theD "2theD" (The Big Mango, Thailand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Starswarm (Paperback)
This isn't your average 40+ year old SF book.
There's nothing hokey about it nor does it even feel like a golden-age SF novel. The books reads as a collection of short stories involving the future civilization of humans beyond our solar system. Each story is a space opera in itself. All stories are detailed with sociology and culture from future-humans... in human form or otherwise. Great speculation; written well ahead of its time. Fine Aldiss!
0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Review of original 1964 Signet edition.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Starswarm (Paperback)
Starswarm is not one of Aldiss' better works. If you have enjoyed his other works and like reading far-future speculation, this is a book for you
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Starswarm by Brian W. Aldiss (Paperback - July 1, 2001)
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