- Paperback: 768 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (11 July 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857232232
- ISBN-13: 978-1857232233
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 5.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 578,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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NEW SCIENTIST
'Brilliant . . . he weaves the alien textures exquisitely'
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It's fifty years from tomorrow, and a black hole has accidentally fallen into the Earth's core. A team of scientists frantically searches for a way to prevent the mishap from causing harm, only to discover another black hole already feeding relentlessly at the core - one that could destroy the planet within two years.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intertwining stories fascinating,
By A Customer
This review is from: Earth (Mass Market Paperback)
The back of this book says that its about a black hole falling to the core of the earth and the chaos that insues. This is true, but only in part. What makes this story truly compelling is the way Brin includes the stories of everyday life: 3 teenagers striving to make their mark on the world; one woman determined to save it from humanity; and many more. Brin actually created an entire believeable society about the core of the story (no pun intended) and makes it truly interesting. When I was 400 pages in this book all I could think of was how happy I was there were still 300 more to read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite an epic...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Earth (Mass Market Paperback)
I was really fascinated by this book, even if it was a tad long. I find the idea of writing near-future sci-fi to be one of the most challenging types of stories, especially when the political climate can change as dramatically as it has since Earth was written: I get bogged down in the what-ifs of it all. Anyway, I'm impressed with the "prediction" factor, as it seems Mr. Brin has balanced interest with plausability all with skill. I wonder if the the larger alien intervention idea wasn't influenced by a similar one in Sagan's Contact.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good extrapolation, makes you think, characters not as good,
By A Customer
This review is from: Earth (Mass Market Paperback)
David Brin has managed to extrapolate in ways that no other SF author has done. He not only advances technology by half a century, but also the trends of society. His idea that senior citizens will basically control the world because they are the largest voting group sounded right on. Maybe the most impressive thing about Brin's writing is the way he takes multiple plot lines and plays them on each other, having them all come together at the end. My only problem is that the characters didn't seem as well rounded as the ones in his other novels.
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