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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780441012107 ISBN: 0441012108 Label: Ace Manufacturer: Ace Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: October 26, 2004 Publisher: Ace Studio: Ace Editorial Review: Product Description: A civilization-destroying omega cloud has switched direction, heading straight for a previously unexplored planetary system--and its alien society. And suddenly, a handful of brave humans must try to save an entire world--without revealing their existence. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - This is the book that got me onto McDevitt!He's one of the best writers in modern science fiction. He explains his technology somewhat, but not to the point you need an advanced degree in physics to understand (that might even hurt!) and has very character driven stories. Rating:  - Solid but also disappointingAfter recently discovering McDevitt, I've been burning through the Hutch/Academy series, of which this is the fourth book. However, this one had brought be to a stop, at least for now. In many respects, it's a fine novel. Once again McDevitt has a good idea and the world he creates at the center of the book is interesting. Sure, it contains the usual McDevitt standards, like somewhat shallow characters and the inevitable "moment of chance that changes everything" that's plays a prominent ... Read More Rating: - Very coolOmega is a nice round up for the series. Chindi and Engines of God were both very good, and Omega is no slouch. It follows the same course of the other two books in which there is a long buildup and an explosive ending. McDivit is amazing at portraying the possible direction of extraterrestrial civilizations. His portrayal of the peace loving Goombas in this book is very extraordinary and yet lends itself to inductive reasoning. Simply an enthralling book. Rating: - Omega: A fast paced space epicGeneral Outline: Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchens is just trying to enjoy her new directors job at the academy when one of those pesky omega clouds (if its not natural the cloud descends on it and destroys whatever intelligent life it finds, space ships, planets,etc) turns up. Unfortunatley since they were first discovered, by her on her first mission, there hasn't been much progress on doing anything about them. After all what's the big deal, it's 1000 years away from earth, its sombody elses problem. This ... Read More Rating:  - 'Messy' but good Sci-FiMost novels follow a story relatively tightly, and generally the relatively few characters are important throughout the whole plot. "Omega" is not such a novel. There are two main threads, loosely linked. In the far future, a destructive cloud called an 'Omega' will wreak havoc on Earth. The first thread is what most people would imagine would be the primary thread, the discovery of just what these Omega Clouds are. Instead, it's the second thread, the efforts to save another planetary civilization ... Read More |
