Wednesday, February 14, 2007

More Borrowed Books.

Yes, more library book reviews.

Clive Cussler, Trojan Odyssey. One of the last books that he wrote himself. Moves right along but it has issues. When he has a charactor using a water ski or a watch, we get to know the model, maker, and specs. Almost reads like a product catalog at times. Almost thinking literary product placement here. Even the good guys were one dimensional. Raise The Titanic is probably the best of the lot.

Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor (or is that Ricky's poor?) , Boundary. Semi decent hard science fiction. Refreshing after all that alternate history in 1632, 1633, 1634, and finally, 1635. Mankind finds martians, well sort of. Don't want to spoil it. Definately worth checking out.

Michael Flynn, Fire Star & Rogue Star. Near future space opera, well written but mildly dated. Who even owns a VCR now? Still, worth borrowing.

Robert Silverberg, The Longest Way Home. Almost a YA (Young Adult) book. Skip this one. Recommend his Majipoor Cycle series instead. He is a good author but not this time.

Robert Silverberg, Roma Eterna. Collection of stories set sequentially in which the Roman Empire never died. Not bad but not great.

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