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Warhorse

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The very first science fiction book I ever read was "Heir to the Empire", and ever since then, I have read every Timothy Zahn book that I could find, which are few, unfortunately. Warhorse is one of my favorite of his works.

The story is set, as with most of Zahn's books in the near future of the Human race. It is the story of human's encounter's and reconciliations with a new race of beings who (rather like the Native Americans, although that's not very PC) are very intune with perserving their environment. This naturally brings them into conflict with humans, who in this book seem to mostly resemble our vivacious and inhumane European ancestors. But the true magic of the book comes from the description of the space horse and their relatives, a species of animals that have evolved naturally space. Maybe a little farfetched, but hell, you don't read sci-fi if you want hard reality, right? The interactions of the characters and the action is all very nicely done. I would recommend this book and any Timothy Zahn book to those who enjoy could science fiction, without too much silly technical jargon. Zahn is perhaps one of the most underappreciated authors-most of his books outside of Star Wars are pretty darn hard to find, believe me, I'm still searching for most of them. But the search is worth it, as they can be re-read with te same enjoyment many times.

Warhorse is probably my favorite stand alone sci-fi book that I have ever read. The plot is very original, the characters are believable but a little shallow, and the action is extremely well written.

Basically the story is about humans who have become very technologically advanced, and another race that is very environmentally sensative discover a whole ecology of space life. I guess that may sound a little cheezy, but trust me it is extremely well written.

This is the real thing. Zahn wrote this when his focus was on writing good books, before he got 'sensible' and started to write for maximum profit.

"Warhorse" offers a most interesting clash of philosophies and cultures, as well as lots of mind-stretching ideas. Great SF, great value for money!