- Paperback: 570 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (21 Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340624515
- ISBN-13: 978-0340624517
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.6 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 589,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel by the astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
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history, technology, sociology, romance...,
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This review is from: Encounter with Tiber (Paperback)
Very well-constructed integration of science-fiction, made as realistic as a trained astronaut can get it, with stirring epic story of lost tribes and civilisations destroyed by powerful disasters. The plot machinations are down to the fallibilities of characters, who are all described and developed with realism in mind. Best of all it's tied into an Earth history that seems... tangible. If you don't like falling out of the fantasy because of holes in the plot, this may be for you. It's fascinating in a 2001 sort of way, but also sad and sort of moving.
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This review is from: Encounter with Tiber (Paperback)
I bought this book a few years ago while in the USA, just on impulse and because (if I'm honest) it had "Buzz Aldrin" in big letters on the front.I was expecting something a bit timid and cliched, but was pleasantly surprised to find a well written, pacy and powerful story. Well recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent!,
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This review is from: Encounter with Tiber (Paperback)
An excellent SF writer and an astronaut join forces to write a novel. While you might think that this is merely a cash-in on each other's names, the novel is, in fact, very good. A believeable tale about one species trying to find a new home, and another (us) trying to find the first. The story is realistic, with Buzz Aldrin's experience in aeronautics bringing all the required techno stuff. While the pair are prone to info-dumping, this in no way mars the story. However, I don't think that there is any room for a sequel, and if they did squeeze one in, it wouldn't be anything compared to its predessecor. Once this is available again, buy it.
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