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YA-- Brin uses the escape of a manmade black hole that is eating away at the Earth's core and a plausible future of sophisticated, instant universal and global computer data linkage and retrieval to reexamine, explore, and expand upon the themes regarding genetic creation and advancement begun in Star tide Rising (1983) and The Uplift War (1987, both Bantam). There is an element of suspense and intrigue as the characters scramble to define, find, and solve the black hole damage before each other and before it's too late. Although less engaging than the previously mentioned books, this is timely in its investigation of current ecological issues and includes a welcome annotated bibliography and list of environmental organizations and addresses. --Joan Lewis Reynolds, West Potomac High School, VA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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David Brin - in my opinion - builds a very complex and plausible picture of the human world in the near future. The story has many threads that all work together: social and policitcal trends, the downfall of the "waste society", change of climate, modern science versus ethnic traditions, technological progress (and some personal stories). It contains very many aspects and develops in a way that I nearly couldn't stop reading. The story takes some surprising turns while it continues to get more and more tense. The end ist quite a surprise and - as far as my experience goes - there have not been many authors putting forth such a expansion of possible human future. The book shows a philosophy that is maybe not unique, but surely very pleasing to find existing.
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Brin developed a whole world of stories and describes more ideas of the near future than other authors would pack into a whole series of novels. He took a deep insight in current events and social trends and tendencies a few decades farther down the timeline and created a broad base for his plot to stand on. And exactly this is what the book makes worth reading, IMHO. This book is not so much science fiction, rather it should be described as 'social fiction', adding a whole new layer to the term 'realistic SF'. Several of his predictions actually came true, others even seemed to tame, now years after he wrote them. He precisely foresaw the importance of the internet years before its widespread, for example. The plot, too, is stunning and exciting to the very climax and the ending is smooth and round. I highly recommend this book to any intelligent reader of SF. I personally wouldn't give it to teenager, not because it has any violence or sex in it but due to its somehow disturbing views into the next decades which may be quite upsetting for youngsters.
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As Brin himself writes in his unusual, and interesting, afterword, 50-year extrapolations are a difficult business; the future has to be identifiable, but also sufficiently different in understandable ways to be worthy of the genre. Earth is not only a spectacularly readable novel. It gets things "right," in the sense that the extrapolations are plausible (some might say "conservative"), the science (even the fictional "cavitronics") seems, to this layman, sound, the social milieux are eminently reasonable and closely observed. Importantly for this work, Brin more than a decade ago had a clear picture of the internet's potential power, and the web is here a central character. So too is Earth itself, in many guises--in fact, the novel can double as a delightful tutorial on various "green" topics. Moreover, Brin's theme of "competition and cooperation" as the engine of evolution and of complex emergent behaviors, human and otherwise, is brilliantly worked throughout the narrative. (And I've said nothing about the lucidly wrought, believable characters that thickly inhabit this long, ambitious, and carefully plotted work.) Some readers may complain the climax contains a touch of deus ex machina, but, in the story's context, it all works. Indeed, at the conclusion, you feel "everything fits, everything matters, everything affects everything else." Bravo, bravo, bravo.
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A great read for the serious SF buff
In 'Earth,' Brin manages to project one possible future based upon the ecological and sociopolitical problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Juni 2000 von Ken Coar
Makes You Wonder!
This book was entertaining and thought provoking. The premise was unusual. The sci fi elements were pretty well explained and seemed believable for the most part. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2000 von L. Jenkins
Fantastic, exteremely entertaining, and thought provoking
Brin keeps you reading, constantly introducing new plot twists and a host of richly developed characters, all projected against a fascinating backdrop of a very probable earth as... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. April 2000 von Matt Johnson
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i read this when i was fiveteen or so. Thinking back, i still love it. While i'm currently not likely to read much else of Brin's work, I would gladly read this book again. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. April 2000 von B. Alewijnse
Phenominal Exicution of an Over Worked Topic
This novel, whether or not I agree with Brin's idology, was an amazing work. Brin's ability to write from multiple perspectives and to paint such vivid, cinematic panoramas has... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Februar 2000 von "kurtman"
Extremely comprehensive and technically detailed epic.
The characters aren't much to look at, but this is an epic, so you know what priority characters are held at. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Januar 2000 von Brian Altmeyer (brianaltmeyer@hotmail.com)
Powerful- will leave an impact on you...
This is one of the best sci-fi novels I've ever read. It's got everything a sci-fi buff is looking for, with a modern touch. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Dezember 1999 von Han Solo
Very convincing and well thought out backgroung.
David Brin must have done a lot of research for this book. It doesnt feel like sci-fi because it seems so real. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Oktober 1999 von D. Reid
Thought-provoking.
There's a lot to complain about in this book. You spend the first few hundred pages trying to keep track of who's who. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
I thought it was excellent
I don't know what's wrong with all these bitter, complaining reviewers -- I thought it was great. I *am* an Objectivist, and while I agree that the novel's theme clearly knocks... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. September 1999 veröffentlicht
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