Deception Well (The Nanotech Succession)
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In a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it's spreading fast. Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the planet, Deception Well, giving rise to deadly plagues that make the Well uninhabitable-or so most believe. Jupiter Apolinario saw it differently. He believed the planet was host to an ancient, alien mechanism of transformation meant to embrace all life forms in an ecstatic communion. Jupiter disappeared on the planet along with a handful of followers, though whether they were taken by death or transcendence, no one could say. Ten years later, Jupiter's son, Lot, stands at the center of conflict. Like his father, Lot has a seductive presence, and a charismatic nature that seems more-than-human. People are helplessly drawn to him. Their faith in him is strong and their numbers are growing, but Lot is beset with doubts about his father's teachings. So he sets out to learn the truth about Jupiter, about his own powerful calling as a prophet, and about the real nature of Deception Well, where a razor-thin line divides bliss from damnation. Enjoy all four books of the Nanotech Succession, a collection of stand-alone novels exploring the rise of nanotechnology and the strange and fascinating future that follows.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found the book extremely difficult to follow. The author introduces past events and characters that define the present time setting, but how it all fits together is hard to figure out. The technology was so 'out there' that it was hard to understand. Jargon and concepts were introduced that never really got explained. How the society, it which the story takes place, came about was really never explained. Somehow the society was split between people over a hundred and under a hundred. How this arbitrary number came about is anyones guess. As far a the story goes, what the heck is going on!!! I get a vague idea, but then characters suddenly pop up that have some stake it what's going on but why they do is again unclear. The plot seems really inconsistent. Antagonists are suddenly allies then enemies again. Don't even get me started on the main character's dream sequences. Avoid this book if you want a clear, understandable plot and world.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This was an excellent book, the third by the author in the last two years, detailing the life of a young man, the son of a self-appointed messiah who failed. The son is forced to come to grips with his father and the destiny he bequeathed to him through genetics and through the failure of the father to achive his goal. The book draws the personal conflict of the boy in with the greater conflict of the station he lives in and the possible destruction of humanity in the galaxy in the long run.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first book I've read of Ms. Nagata's, and while she is obviously a talented writer, I didn't get a high degree of satisfaction from reading this particular novel. I never felt I was part of the world in which it was being told, which is a feeling I find vital in enjoying SF. The characters were compelling, the ideas interesting, but I felt like I joined the story in the middle, without proper exposition, and left it before it ended with any kind of climax.
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I've just finished reading Mrs Nagata's Deception Well and I'm absolutely disgusted with myself for buying it. I mean, this must be the worst book I've read since... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 1999
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Deception Well is the most entertaining SciFi novel I have read in the last year. The characters are well developed, and the central idea is unusual and timely. Read more
Published on 2 July 1997
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