Young Sharur is the scion of a merchant family in the city of Gibil, loyal - he thinks - to his city's god, Engibil, and to that god's human deputies. But like his fellows in Gibil, Sharur is less interested in gods than in progress in invention and trade. Then, on a routine trading expedition, he learns that the gods of the other cities, resentful of Engibil's relaxed attitude toward his people, are uniting to punish Gibil and squelch the growing power of human creativity, epitomized by the city-state's easygoing ways. Now only Sharur's wits can save the city from the aroused divinities...and he's going to need all the inventiveness he can muster.
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"The master of alternative SF."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Great fun!"--"San Diego Union Tribune"
"A truly entertaining exploration of ways in which men might have won independence from the gods--back when the gods were real."--"Locus"
"Great fun!"--"San Diego Union Tribune"
"A truly entertaining exploration of ways in which men might have won independence from the gods--back when the gods were real."--"Locus"
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In a complex fantasy world on the very edge of human history, Engibil, the easy-going god of the city of Gibil, is threatened by the gods of other cities who do not allow their human subjects to be as creative and autonomous.
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Von A. J. Watson
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The first Harry Turtledove I've read (maybe the last) - I kept waiting for something to happen, but the story just peters out. If you cut out the re-iterations of each phrase in praise of the gods by each person and each echo of the other person's greeting, the book would be half its size. Sadly disappointed.
Von Kurt A. Johnson
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First let me say that Between the Rivers is a passable story with a unique storyline. Unfortunately, when writing this story, Mr. Turtledove made absolutely no attempt to give the reader even the barest feeling for the rich culture of ancient Mesopotamia. The characters in this story, both Giblut and others, come off as late-Twentieth Century Americans magically transported away from their technology.
Mr. Turtledove cheats the reader by using an already known milieu, while he himself apparently has precious little understanding of it. If you pick this book up, hoping that it will introduce you to interesting characters with an alien perspective, then for Enki's sake, put it down!
Von Ein Kunde
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Wonderfully entertaining. Plus, this book is instructive of ancient peoples' relationships with their gods. While you may not find the physical form these gods take believable, they do represent a power inherent in nature that ancient peoples found divine.
I could wish, however, for a different ending in which Engibil is defeated!
Von Ein Kunde
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I believe that Turtledove could have done better to work out a better ending. How about ending with Sharur in the Alashkurri Mountains, with all the Alashkurrut thinking for themselves as the Giblut do. I would have liked to have known if the gods of Alashkurri punished Sharur with their remeining power. This book left alot of questions unanswered.
Von Ein Kunde
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I think that Harry Turtledove is a writer of uneven talent. In my opinion, his novels alternate between the brilliant and the banal. Between the Rivers is one of the former.
The core concept of the book, alone, deserves high praise for its innovativeness. Such a high-concept plot, by itself, could make a book worth reading. Turtledove takes the story to a higher level by brilliantly capturing the feel of what it would be like to live in the early bronze age. Under his authorship, he turns what could have been a simple story about simple folk into a complex tale of faith and reason. Most importantly, he shows that, in their own way, the people of that time were extremely sophisticated and that they were undergoing the equivilant of high-tech revolution in their culture.
This is certainly one of the better books that I've read this year and I'm certain that I shall long remember it.
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This is one of the most creative and entertaining worlds I've seen outside of hard SF. This is the best Turtledove book I've read to date.
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I first noticed Harry Turtledove when he kept showing up in anthologies. When the Worldwar Series came out, I jumped at that, and have since been reading his older material, but also keeping up with new work as it comes out. If you only think of Harry Turtledove in terms of alternate history, this book is not what you would expect. It has some echoes of "The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump" in style, but it really doesn't compare that closely with any of his previous work that I have read. It is a fantasy set at the beginning of the Bronze Age, in what would appear to be an analog of Mesapotamia, but with different place names and with actual living, breathing gods. The gods are definitely superhuman, but fall a long way short of being omnipotent. As in most of his work, Turtledove leaves room for more, While I still prefer his alternate history science fiction, this fantasy was very enjoyable, with characters that you will care about. If there is a sequel(s), I would look forward to reading more about this world.
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From Glenn H. Reynolds, University of Tennessee: A very enjoyable read, and more than that. Another review of this book says that Sharur is a lot like other Turtledove characters: Gerin the Fox, Krispos of Videssos, etc. That's true, but it shouldn't be an indictment. Like the works of Robert Heinlein, Turtledove's novels are works of moral instruction -- though Turtledove is lighter-handed about it than Heinlein sometimes was. But like Heinlein, Turtledove is fascinated with competence and moral responsibility. His characters play that out. In "Between the Rivers" he also meditates on free will, privacy, and other important topics -- without slowing down the tale or making it didactic. Buy it!
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Good enough to stop boredom.
There wasn't enough big-scale battles in this book. This is a personal requirement for me. I also wish this novel was set in the Iron Age not Bronze Age. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Dezember 1999 von Victor A. Laserna
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Turtledove's best book so far
I normally enjoy books by Harry Turtledove, but this one is much funnier than the rest. It's fast-moving and the humour is nearly British. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
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Turtledove does it again!
Harry Turtledove's work has certain characteristic strengths -- solid characterization, realistic motivations, good description, and fast-paced action. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. März 1998 von S. M Stirling
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Familiar, but innovative
While Between the Rivers has the feel of Mesopotamia, it is set in a world modeled after that region and period, not in our own world's timeline. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Dezember 1997 von shsilver@ameritech.net
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