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Breaking Strain: 001 (Arthur C Clarkes Venus Prime) [Paperback]

Paul Preuss (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Avon Books (Mm); Reissue edition (Oct 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380753448
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380753444
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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2.0 out of 5 stars Did not like it 26 Jan 2011
By technophile
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A C Clarke states in the book that he was surprised that a detective story and SF could exist together, well he was wrong. I thought it poor and did not do justice to either genre.
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Amazon.com: 3.7 out of 5 stars  7 reviews
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Venus Prime series: 2 Dec 1997
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Sparta is a young woman who grew up as Linda, was enrolled in a specieal program for the extremely intelligent, but was kidnapped and changed by the use of an advanced technology so that she has special and unusual skills and abilities. The mysterious cult that changed her cannot bend her will to their purpose; she escapes, assumes an alias, and rises, aided by her powers and a great deal of effort, to become a Space board investigator, wherein she solves crimes that may have been perpetrated by her abductors. Her abductors having blocked many of her memories before she was able to escape, she has to piece together her own history to get a sense of who she is, and piece together clues as to what the cult are about; she is aided in this by her friend Blake Redfield.

After having gone through crises and adventures (each gripping adventure being covered by a volume of this series), she learns more of her history. This is crime-solving science fiction at its best, and having read the first 5 volumes I can hardly wait to read the 6th.

Volumes of this Venus Prime series are:
1. Breaking Strain
2. Maelstrom
3. Hide & Seek
4. Medusa Encounter
5. Diamong Moon
6. The Shining Ones

If you enjoyed Robert A. Heinlein's "Friday," you will like Sparta even better. In this reviewer's opinion, Asimov, Clarke (& Preuss in this series), Heinlein, and Kaplan are the best autors of this genre. These are well worth the re-rreading! -DM

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Breaking Strain (Venus Prime - Vol. 1) 25 Jun 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
An excellent book and an easy read that combines a good mystery with a SF setting. I have read four of the six books in the series so far, and each has been excellent. The author combines great immagery and vocabulary and a great story line. With 6 books in the series, there is plenty to keep up the interest. Although it is a light read, this is a pure SF book. There are few ,if any, fantasy components.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a GUY 5 Oct 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
If you're a guy. You will love SPARTA/LINDA. She is a dream (conceived by male writers... I would love to get a female's opinion of this book). This is very good reading of the Asimov/detective/SF variety. An easy read that combines a good detective mystery with a futuristic setting. There are 6 books in the series, so there is plenty to follow. Although it is a light read, this is a pure SF book. There are few ,if any, fantasy components.
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