Strangler's Moon [Hardcover]

E. E. Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Pyramid (1976)
• ASIN: B000PRP418
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Stephen Goldin has lived in California since 1960. He received a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy from UCLA and worked as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy for a few years after leaving college, but has made his living as a writer/editor most of his life. He's published more than 30 books, and lots of articles and stories.

His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky, with whom he co-wrote the first edition of the highly acclaimed nonfiction book, THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER. His current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. So far, they have co-authored two books in the "Rehumanization of Jade Darcy" series.

He served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for close to three years as editor of the SFWA Bulletin, and another three years as the organization's Western Regional Director. He has lived with cats all his adult life. Artistically, he enjoys Broadway musicals and surrealist art.

Learn more about him at his Web site, http://stephengoldin.com. Many of his books and stories can be bought through Parsina Press at http://parsina.com.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to pass the time away!!, November 1, 2010

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G. Sanders "sig nature" (florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stranglers' Moon (Family d'Alembert Series #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

All i remember of this book and the following in the series was that it was a great read for a summer as a teenager i slipped away into a fantastic world where the family fought vilians and monsters all over the galaxy.Maybe not for high brow people but for someone that just likes to read sci-fi and ikes to have a good time this whole series will enthrall you....btw EE Doc Smith did not write this as the previous review states..It was written as were all but some of the first book by Stephen Goldin based on the work by E E Doc Smith

Wish it was available on Audiobook which i have found it is not =(

I am gomng to hunt the books down though and re read them when i have some time off work =)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Short, fast-paced and boring, January 7, 2008

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Daniel Wild (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stranglers' Moon (Family d'Alembert Series #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

From the writing, contrived incidents and wooden characters one would suspect this was written for teenagers. But the setting, on a moon of vice called Vesa, belies this. Jules and Yvette are sent to Vesa to investigate an underground series of kidnappings - apparently 30 people go missing a day but the compromised authorities have let this happen for 20 years!

Every character cliche is unleashed here and Jules and Yvette get out of their scrapes with their usual bluster, kung fu and bravado. Doc Smith has missed a good opportunity to create a melange of races and colourful people by instead opting for the 'brawn always wins' scenario. Avoid, despite the pretty cover art.