Storm Seed [Paperback]

Janet Morris (Author), Chris Morris (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Baen (October 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671720236
• ISBN-13: 978-0671720230
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,656,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intense pleasure-reading, July 14, 2000

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K. Tjong Tjin Joe (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Seed (Paperback)

Alas, the very last one of the Thieves' World-novels. It makes you crave for more! The intensity with which the authors write is spell-binding in itself, and truly of all ages (future earth is here, as well as ancient Azehurean culture and the place of timelessness): treating human matters of responsibility, friendship, growing up and the difference/reconciliation of the sexes in a powerful, rounded way. Whoever has read other novels by the Morrises will know that here philosophy, religion and the occult are tested against the human heart. Splendid! I only wish Niko and Kama had grown up a bit more. Note: it took me five years to understand exactly what maat-issue was at stake, and when I did I still thought the book very much worth reading!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tempus gets the Sacred Band back together, May 6, 2010

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altos (KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Seed (Paperback)

In Storm Seed, Tempus, the immortal commander of the Sacred Band of Stepsons, gathers his scattered forces and takes them into the future. Meanwhile, Jihan, the wind-charmer, daughter of Stormbringer and a demigoddess in her own right, loses control of the son she bore Tempus, which she's been keeping beneath the sea. Like Telemachus seeking out Odysseus, this changeling boy goes looking for his father. And when they find each other, the reunion is full of fire and wild adventure.

Oh, did I mention that Roxane, the witch who loves Nikodemos, follows him to the future and gets more than she bargains for?

This is the most science-fictional of the Tempus novels. In the far future, a nearly dead world needs gods to populate its heavens and give the almost-extinct humans a hand. I won't spoil the story for you, but suffice it to say that how the thirteen baby gods come to be is a great tale, full of action and passion and told with the Morrises customary inventiveness. By the end of this book, Tempus has all his far-flung forces back and takes the Band home to Lemuria, where time doesn't pass, and from where they can venture anywhere in place and time. Oh, yes: Cime the Free Agent, Tempus's sister-in-arms, is ruling in Lemuria, and sparks are flying as these two sometimes-lovers reunite.

This book was more fun that I've had in ages. For lovers of the Sacred Band of Stepsons, it's a treat. If you've never read any Thieves' World or Sanctuary stories, no worries: this book doesn't go near the Band's old stomping grounds.

The science-fantasy mix is a rarefied taste, but if you like that kind of book, you'll love this one, written by people who really know their science and technology and their story-telling as well.