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Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780380763955 ISBN: 0380763958 Label: Avon Books (Mm) Manufacturer: Avon Books (Mm) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 10 Publication Date: 1992-01 Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) Studio: Avon Books (Mm) Editorial Review: Product Description: A fast-moving space adventure featuring mysterious aliens, a journey to a de-populated planet, a mad run from space cops, a ship captain in trouble, and her AI (Artificially Intelligent) companion/ship's computer. Winner of both the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year and the British Science Fiction Association Award for best novel of the year--the only book ever to win both prestigious British awards. Original. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Entertaining rompI always run the risk of a backlash every time I say something like, "This was fun, but it won't change your life" because that's when I meet the person to whom this is the finest piece of literature of all time. That said, I stand by my statement and chances are it won't be contested any time soon. I do find it odd that I'm only the second comment, with the first one being from sometime in the last century. I didn't think the book was that obscure, but what do I know. I don't know what else ... Read More Rating:  - it certainly was a wild rideA few days in the life of a space faring, lady truck driver with an over-active libido whose luck turns from bad to worse. I suppose its fair to say that a fast pace and confusion often go together. This book does a decent job of balancing the two. The main character is a tad schizo in that she is both the prototypical assertive modern woman and a pushover for a pretty face. Neat aliens (I liked the cherubs the most) and some of the most explicit sex that I've ever read in a sci-fi. Not a classic ... Read More |
