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Humanity tried to conquer the stars and failed. Then it was time to try again, on Destiny. But even as the new colony was taking hold, the settlers were in revolt against one another. While some stayed on the new planet with what equipment they could keep, others fled back to the stars. Now the settlements are falling into decay, and the old technology is breaking down. Spiraltown is better off than most, and Jeremy Bloocher is lucky that he will someday head the family farm there. But there is trouble, Jeremy must flee, and neither he nor Destiny will ever be the same. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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On the planet Destiny, which has been settled by Earth colonists, Jemmy Bloocher lives in Spiral Town at the far end of the peninsula. After accidentally killing a man from one of the caravans that supply trade goods and the essential potassium-rich speckles, Jemmy flees down the road into the unknown, assuming new identities to avoid capture for 27 years. Curious about what happened to a second landing spaceship, Jemmy traces its route 200 years after it first landed. He discovers what really befell the ship, that there are other towns along the road Spiral Town residents never knew about, and the secret of speckles. This realistic tale of power, deceit, adventure, and awakening by Hugo and Nebula Award winner Niven is highly recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Science Fiction; 2nd printing edition (May 15, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812511069
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812511062
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars It had some potential, June 29, 2003
Destiny Road is an interresting outline of what could have been a really great story with some charachter development, plot development, and some real feeling. However, it reads as a technical/historical account of someone who wanders along a road on the planet Destiny, and meets people in different places and experiences some hardships. I never really felt I could connect with any of the charachters.

The plot lacks any real momentum, and the story jumps in places, near the end a full 27 years, during which time he marries, has children, and a stable life.....but when his wife of 16 years dies from a tragic accident, he gets on with things and finds someone new to 'rub up with' in a matter of days. Finding the 'great terrible secret' of Destiny life is little more than the protaginist surfing the net on a library computer and reading entries on various topics. No real conflict, no real suspense. There are also inconsistancies in the book which others have pointed out in many places. It's books like these which reinforce the idea of using the library to read books, and only buying the ones I really want to keep.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Another book Niven didn't bother to finish, September 13, 2002
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I enjoyed Destiny's Road for about 80% of the book, then it seemed he just tacked on an ending because his publishers were bugging him to finish the book.

Some spoilers here, but you read through the whole book and it covers several years of the protagonists life then suddenly just before the end of the book, 20 years have past, he apparently got married had kids and then Niven throws some tragedy his way. Like we are supposed to care about characters we didn't even know about until that chapter.

This book shared the same fate as The Ringworld Throne, it seemed like there was a large part of the book you missed. I really enjoyed Niven's earlier books, but his later ones leave much to be desired.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A good idea but..., February 10, 2000
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Larry Niven is no doubt a genius when it comes to concepts. "Footfall", "Ringworld", "Tales of Known Space" and "Neutron Star" are examples of his power as a writer of other worlds. This is not his best work. In fact, it has the feel, beginning to end, of being written for a deadline. There are technical flaws through out the book (If one must suppliment the diets of humans, why not all the other earth-life animals that wander this new planet?) and an inconsistancy that leaves the reader wondering what the point is. It has some good points. The entire concept is a good one. The references to other science fiction writers and scientists are many leaving a strong feeling of conneciton with the Earth we know. But the rest seems to be little more than the framework of a story, poorly thought out and executed in haste. If you want great science fiction from this master, read "Tales of Known Space" or "Footfall", but skip this contract-filling paper weight.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable
The title of this review says it all. Not interesting at all, couldn't even finish it.
Published 3 months ago by Book Beez

4.0 out of 5 stars A good story that could have been great . . .
It's a strange book.

While reading this, I had the sense that it was just the framework of what could have been 2 or maybe 3 books. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tallin

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying tale
I've read so many Niven stories I can't remember them all. This was one of the most satisfying, on a par to my mind with the Ringworld series. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dick Stanley

1.0 out of 5 stars Walk with caravan to see where the road ends
A 300 years ago a single ship from Earth, the Argos, arrived at a world in the Apollo star system to colonize an alien world. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jari Aalto

2.0 out of 5 stars Dialog and events are frequently hard to follow
I have never read any of Larry Niven's novels before, but knew of him by reputation. I decided to give this book a try, and frankly I wasn't too impressed. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Major Hochstetter

1.0 out of 5 stars painful read
have never written a review before, and after reading other reviews on this book was happy it doesn't appear to be me alone having problems with it. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Gary Hertog

2.0 out of 5 stars Road to Nowhere
The book takes one interesting idea (an alien planet that cannot be explored because technology is low and the native life forms inedible to travellers) and makes a mess of it... Read more
Published on September 21, 2007 by Charles E. Brown Jr.

1.0 out of 5 stars Do I have to give a star?
Having read alot of Niven, his Ringworld series, he crashlander stories, the ARM stories, and others, I gotta say this book feels nothing like Niven. Read more
Published on September 19, 2007 by Liam Burke

1.0 out of 5 stars Slow - Plodding - Disjointed
This book was a big disappointment. I have been a Niven fan for some years and found this book to be among his worst works. Read more
Published on September 18, 2007 by K. Perry

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull
I recommend that you not waste your time. I have found that the quality of Niven's writing has diminished greatly in recent years. Read more
Published on January 3, 2007 by T. P. McArdle

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