Quad World (Paperback)

by Robert Metzger (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Joan of Arc, Robin Hood, Lizzie Borden, and Elvis coexist in this sf comedy romp set in an alternate universe.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
John Smith began that morning a perfectly health man, but before he knows it time freezes during his morning staff meeting and he thinks he's dying.Has his body stopped or has everything around him? When the clock begins to click again, he is trapped in a parallel universe, where he is "greeted" by Joan of Arc and Robin Hood. Trapped in a world inhabited by only Quads and survivors of biological warfare, John becomes entangled in a battle between God or the Devil, Elvis and Napoleon. The fate of the world resides on John putting together the pieces of a cosmic puzzle before everyone in Quad world is forever confined to Hell. Can he discover the secrets of Quad in time?

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: ereads.com (September 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585866180
• ISBN-13: 978-1585866182
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,009,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is awful. Conceptually flawed and poorly written., September 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Quad World (Roc) (Paperback)

My beautiful girlfriend Nully gave me this book to torture me. She said, "This is the worst book I ever read, and now you're gonna read it." I read it. I wasn't happy. I would go into a detailed analysis, but its too painful. I'll just say that this book has unneccasarfy plot twists every other page, about five or six different revelations about the main character's ACTUAL identity, and a slew of annoying characters. Just stay away from it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Brain Hurts, March 13, 2001

By	Colin Wood (Malibu California) - See all my reviews

Like peeling layer after layer away from some globe-sized onion, the mystery of who/what John Smith is, and how he finds himself in Quad World, and just what it is he must do there, is utterly fascinating. Nothing is as it seems, and when you think you've got if figured out, the entire world gets turned on its head. A turbo-speed puzzle that will require you to keep all your neurons engaged.

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, May 16, 2003

By	"cabrau" (MILANO Italy) - See all my reviews

I have read sf for almost 40 years, and I must say that this is one of the worse books I ever read. It is nonsensical, inconclusive, gratuitous, and, above all, boring. Don't waste your money on this book.