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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good introduction to a Great witer
I had just about given up on contemporary science fiction. Then i picked up "traces". Stephen Baxter offers hard science fiction with excellent characterization. I haven't read any missteps in his work, although his sense of narrative is more experimental than some readers may accept.
Published on March 28, 2004 by adamvs
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Superior but still Mixed Bag of Stephen Baxter Stories
In collected stories, there is always the risk of getting nuggets of iron pyrite in with true treasures. Rarely does a collection have a complete slate of hits without a miss. Even the best author can have a few lesser lights mixed in with the best. Stephen Baxter's collection Traces shows this maxim quite well. Unlike the thematic Vacumn Diagrams, its a pretty...
Published on March 26, 2000 by Jvstin
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Superior but still Mixed Bag of Stephen Baxter Stories,
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This review is from: Traces (Mass Market Paperback)
In collected stories, there is always the risk of getting nuggets of iron pyrite in with true treasures. Rarely does a collection have a complete slate of hits without a miss. Even the best author can have a few lesser lights mixed in with the best.Stephen Baxter's collection Traces shows this maxim quite well. Unlike the thematic Vacumn Diagrams, its a pretty diverse collection, including probably the best story of the lot, the imaginative "Moon Six". The titular story, on the other hand, is a forgettable tale at best. In between range stories of various strengths and weakness, ranging on sf treatments of subjects from Verne to Gagarin. American fans of Stephen Baxter like myself will appreciate having the collection, but this is definitely not the place to start with his work if you are new to his brand of idea bursting stories.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good introduction to a Great witer,
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This review is from: Traces Hb (Hardcover)
I had just about given up on contemporary science fiction. Then i picked up "traces". Stephen Baxter offers hard science fiction with excellent characterization. I haven't read any missteps in his work, although his sense of narrative is more experimental than some readers may accept.
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Traces by Stephen Baxter (Mass Market Paperback - January 4, 1999)
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