The Web of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 3) [Paperback]

W. Michael Gear (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: DAW (July 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886773563
• ISBN-13: 978-0886773564
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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W. Michael Gear has co-written 23 international bestsellers which have been translated into 21 languages. His novel People of the Raven won the Golden Spur Award in 2005. Michael's solo novel Morning River was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1998. In addition to writing both fiction and non-fiction, the Gear operates an anthropological research company called Wind River Archaeological Consultants, and raises buffalo on his ranch in northern Wyoming.

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5.0 out of 5 stars SPACE INDIANS, November 4, 2010

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This review is from: The Web of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 3) (Paperback)

Michael Gear wrapped up his trilogy with a bang! I've read the first two books three times now and each time I found things that I didn't pick out the first two times, I can't wait to see what I've missed in this one. Michael keeps you guessing (wrong most of the time) all the way through. He tied up almost all of the loose ends but left it wide open for another book that didn't come. The entire trilogy is a beautiful mixture of space and historical fiction, in my opinion, this is the best work he's ever done.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Warriors of the spider, September 11, 2008

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This review is from: The Web of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 3) (Paperback)

W Michael Gear is a good writer. I prefer his historical fiction to his interplanetary fiction. Having said that, the Spider trilogy is well crafted, and if this genre is to your taste, read on!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One Heck of a Conclusion to an Amazing Trilogy, August 29, 2007

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This review is from: The Web of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 3) (Paperback)

"The Web of Spider" is the final book in Gear's Spider trilogy. It picks up just after the conclusion of the Sirian Campaign. Damien Ree, John Smith Iron Eyes, and the rest of the combined Patrol/Romanan group have barely caught their breath while regrouping on "World" when a new situation rears its head, threatening the entire galaxy. Ngen Van Chow (from "The Way of Spider") has returned with a vengeance and is preparing another "Sirian situation" times ten. This series discusses the result of social control in the context of faith versus science, while using the backdrop of galactic war. At the same time, this is also a love story as were the other two novels.
Gear does an excellent job of keeping the reader entertained with this novel. In addition, he maintains a stable economy of characters adding only one or two main characters per novel. In this novel, the voice of science is represented in the person of Darwin Pike; a social anthropologist from Alaska on Earth. Pike is the newest soul caught in Spider's web and his life will never be the same.
If have bought this book and you haven't read the first two novels ("The Warriors of Spider" & "The Way of Spider"), stop where you are and get them at once. Read them and then come back to this one.
A totally satisfying series in many lights. The first read will entertain you, the second read will make you think, and then you'll start reflecting on the subsequent reads....