The Stone God Awakens [Paperback]

Philip Jose Farmer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (1971)
• ASIN: B000J2HSVS
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great epic story, March 20, 2003

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yitzchok (ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stone God Awakens (Paperback)

The stone g-d awakens is the story of a man out of his time. A brilliant scientist gets petrefied for 25 million years only to awaken to a totally alien world where he happens to be worshiped as a g-d by people resembling cats. There is also a little cross species eroticism as he tries to resist the wiles of an extremely attractive feline like female. action packed, great story. I highly recommend it. I have two copies myself. Enjoy =)

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great idea and well written., August 4, 2000

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Sailoil - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stone God Awakens (Paperback)

As populations spiral out of control on earth the technology to "stone" people becomes available. While stoned your molecules cease to vibrate and you do not age. Seven families can share the same apartment with each group living one day of the week and remaining stoned in the wardrobe, neatly out of the way the rest of the time. Then a natural disaster brings civilization down. The hero awakes from his sleep to a world many thousands of years in the future, mankind is gone and has been replaced by antropomorphic animals. He has been revered for thousands of years as a stone god and his awakening sets up consternation. Great plot, well told, and can a man fall in love with a man sized full figured female cat? Brings a whole new view to female depilation :-). I really liked this book, and it has remained a memorable work. Well worth a read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fun premise with lots of action but little execution, September 11, 2010

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Danny C. Johnson "Eye of Harmony" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stone God Awakens (Paperback)

I was more than a little disappointed with this novel. The premise is exciting and intiguing but the execution is fairly pedestrian and not the most inspired. Suprisinly for a Philip Jose Farmer novel there isn't any sex. The ending left me unsatisfied. Was he setting us up for a sequel he never got around to writing? Nothing really pays off. The enviornmental theme is underdeveloped. The characters don't change or grow or reveal any nuance. And the action and battles quickly become mechanical and wear the reader down.