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- Publisher: Pan; paperback / softback edition (1 Jan 1984)
- ISBN-10: 0330289861
- ISBN-13: 978-0330289863
- ASIN: B002JJEAQA
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,895,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"You'll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond Z and start poking around." - from On Beyond Zebra, Dr Seuss.
Interviews with JM; a chronology of the Saga of the Exiles; the Remillard Family Tree; Ocala Rebels and their Offspring; Maps of Pliocene Europe; the good ship Kyllikki. If this means nothing to you then you don't want this book. If, however, you are reading this review then the chances are that each of these brings a flood of memories and a burning desire to see Julian complete yet another trilogy to answer those unanswered questions - like, whatever happened to Felice and why were there hints that she was in some way connected to the great carbuncle? This book doesn't have all the answers but it does clarify all the unanswered questions and goes some way to explaining why they were left that way. This book is the essential guide for all Julian May fans. The Saga of the Exiles is a complex tapestry of past, present and future history. 'A Pliocene Companion' makes sure you don't get lost on the journey as you find your way through the four books of the series and the four books that are the root of the series. Julian May does not compare to other science fiction/fantasy writers - she is unique in ways which only a reader can identify with. As a true fan I know I wouldn't be lost without this book - but with it I always know "exactly" where I am. Oh, and it's nice to note that the Pliocene Wildcat lives!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Only To Complete Your Collection...
30 Jan 2002
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This hard-to-find book is a companion to the four-book Pliocene Exile Saga by Julian May. (The saga itself was followed by two related series, the Great Intervention and the Galactic Milieu.) I remember way back when these first came out, I was but an ignorant lad and I too readily dismissed them as foolish tripe of the most juvenile sort. I mean, one-way time travel back to the past of Earth's Pliocene era? Where strange aliens ruled? And people ran about, zapping each other with mind powers? Yeah, it sounds hokey, but it's actually really good and quite addictive stuff.
In any case, this volume is a reference guide to the saga. It has some nice maps and it reprints three interviews with the author, which are rather informative. It also includes a bibliography of sources that inspired her, references to real poems that were quoted in the saga, and a discussion of why cats are great.
The core material, however, isn't so compelling. By deliberate design, May doesn't give away too much about any characters in these listings, so they tend to be very skeletal. A typical entry will read something like "Joe Bloggs was a powerful redactor who lived in Goriah and fought in the Great Tourney. For details, read his adventures in 'The Golden Torc'." Um...okay. By comparison, most guides of this sort for other series will spill their guts about every tangential detail.
Also, keep in mind that the guide only covers the Pliocene saga and it treats characters from the other two series only insofar as they had relevance to this first set of novels. So, if you want the lowdown on Rogatien Remillard, for instance, you're out of luck.
This is a good book to have if you wish to complete your collection, but is otherwise fairly superfluous.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
An essential book for Julian May fans
9 Nov 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It has to be asked - is it necessary to add this book to your shelf? Do you really need another 'Readers Guide' type book?
Well, if you're a fan of Julian May's sprawing 'Galactic Milieu' series, (a page-turning & adventurous retelling of 'Paradise Lost' long before Phillip Pullman thought to do it) and a member of the Julian May discussion group like I am, then the answer is a resounding "you bet!"
Alright, so it only covers the 'Exiles' part of the series (this book really needs an update) but the glossary is quite useful even if some of the entries are short, and the three interviews with the author are worth the price of the book by istself.
Well, if you're a fan of Julian May's sprawing 'Galactic Milieu' series, (a page-turning & adventurous retelling of 'Paradise Lost' long before Phillip Pullman thought to do it) and a member of the Julian May discussion group like I am, then the answer is a resounding "you bet!"
Alright, so it only covers the 'Exiles' part of the series (this book really needs an update) but the glossary is quite useful even if some of the entries are short, and the three interviews with the author are worth the price of the book by istself.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Super Reader
29 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
For a fan of this series by Julian May, and I have read them many times, this is excellent. Lots of tidbits you may have missed when reading, too.
This includes the information on the various different types of operant powers, the society of the Pliocene, as well as of the milieu and the technology that Marc Remillard manages to bring back.
This includes the information on the various different types of operant powers, the society of the Pliocene, as well as of the milieu and the technology that Marc Remillard manages to bring back.
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