White Devils [Paperback]

Paul McAuley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743238869
• ISBN-13: 978-0743238861
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,305,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul McAuley's first novel won the Philip K. Dick Award, and he has gone on to win almost all of the major awards in the field. For many years a research biologist, he now writes full-time. McAuley's novel The Quiet War made several "best of the year" lists, including SF Site's Reader's Choice Top 10 SF and Fantasy Books of 2009. He lives in London. Visit him online at unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good start; needed an editor., September 25, 2004

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KatPanama "katpanama" (Readerville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Devils (Hardcover)

Terrific proposition but flabbily executed. Genetically engineered proto apes and maybe more in Africa, the kind and the terrible. Good, solid characters but too much lard. Needed to be cut by a third; in otherwords, sorely needed a good editor. Although, you know, I'm not that fussy and kinda liked it. The writer's view of Africa 30 years or so down the pike is both plausible and convincing. Looking forward to McAuley's next.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite the page-turner, November 29, 2008

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Book Mom (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Devils (Hardcover)

This was my first Paul McAuley novel, but certainly won't be my last. I just flat-out loved this book! I made the mistake of starting it over Thanksgiving, and ticked my family off because I kept abandoning them every chance I got to go read more of this great story. I was initially intrigued by the science, but really got hooked on the characters and was anxious to see how the tale played out for each of them. McAuley does an excellent job of letting the reader inside their heads, and made me *care* about how their intertwining issues were resolved. The action and suspense are taut from the very beginning and never let up - I did not find any part of the more than 500-page tale to be boring or unnecessary, and would have gladly read more had the author written it. I'll have to satisfy myself with his other works. Since this book has received such mixed reviews, I say pick it up from the library and give it a shot without financial investment. I think you'll be glad you did.

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, January 27, 2012

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Harper - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Devils (Hardcover)

After some of the poor reviews here I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book.

Bad bits; as pointed out in other reviews the ending is somewhat predictable and cliched. The 'in the present tense' style feels awkward for the first few pages but then becomes unnoticeable, and even adds to the story by including the reader in the drama as it unfolds.

Good bits; Pretty much non-stop action, some interesting technological and biological advancements.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a fast paced action/science fiction thriller.