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River of Gods
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Ian MacDonald's vision of the near future is so real you can taste it and smell it. The characters are as deep and real as any I've ever read. I won't discuss the plot in my review ... just begin reading this book with a clean slate and an open mind.... »
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Brasyl
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This book is billed as "Blade Runner in the tropics," but I have to object. Brasyl is no such thing. If any contemporary sci fi is like a rehash of BR, then it's Morgan's latest, "Thirteen." But "Brasyl" is more like "The Matrix" meets Twelvehawk's, "The Traveler," instead.
The premise of the story is rather interesting - Apparently, McDon... »
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Evolution's Shore
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I bought this through one of the Amazon lists, because I found its title in distinguished company. Result: one of the worst books I have ever read. What turned me off since the very beginning was the style: contrived, artificial, kitsch, not to mention that the main character -- a pathetic monument to female ambition -- wasn't interesting at all.... »
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Futures: Four Novellas
Four novellas that are everything that is great about science fiction. These four authors are absolutely among the greatest voices in the genre today.I... »
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Out on Blue Six
After my review of McDonald's short story collection, Speaking in Tongues, several people, among them Michael Sumbera, recommended to me what they felt wa... »
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Terminal Cafe
Imagine waking up, and realizing that you are dead? In the world created here by McDonald, nanotechnolgy has led to a method for reanimating dead people.... »
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The Broken Land
Fast moving reflection of personal courage and rising to meet one's life challenge. Main character's reactions to life's events are inspirational. You wil... »
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King of Morning, Queen of Day
Don't be deceived by the silly romance cover. This is a good sf/fantasy novel. McDonald has fun parodying Victorian and cyberpunk fiction in this story tr... »
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