- Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books; later printing edition (30 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446602930
- ISBN-13: 978-0446602938
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.5 x 17.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 890,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Transporting a freight of information between two human colonies in the far-flung reaches of the universe, Katmer Al-Shei is accused of smuggling artificial intelligence, and stumbles upon a nest of conspiracies.
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A "Recommended Novel" for 1997
Locus Magazine (the Publisher's Weekly of the SF/fantasy world) has just named FOOL'S WAR to its 1997 Recommended Reading list.
Locus Magazine (the Publisher's Weekly of the SF/fantasy world) has just named FOOL'S WAR to its 1997 Recommended Reading list.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Good Sci-Fi,
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This review is from: Fool's War (Mass Market Paperback)
I have been reading Science Fiction since I was 11, am now 49 and a trained scientist (for whatever that means). I finished Fool's War several weeks ago, and looking back it was one of the more enjoyable science fiction books I have read recently. I usually only read three or four a year now....having read all of the classic stuff. Usually I just catch the Hugo award winners and nominees or ones receiving great reviews. I thought the characters were interesting but more important the premise, the concept of the Fools, the development of an alternative cyber universe was well done. Tthis book is linked to the tradition of fun to read science fiction that moves quickly....Issac Assimov's style. Having Moslem characters, was an interesting part of the book. Too often the main characters are cut of the same cloth...handsome men and compliant blond women. So..if you like accessible science fiction, read this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thought-provoking and exciting.,
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This review is from: Fool's War (Mass Market Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are well-developed, the story line is original, there is plenty of fast-paced action, the ending is good - there are no loose ends. It is well-written. This is one of the best sci-fi AI-focused books I have read.
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One Ship's Fool is Another Ship's Folly,
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This review is from: Fool's War (Mass Market Paperback)
There are three stories interwoven in Sarah Zettel's readable space opera. There is Captain Katmer Al Shei and the truly diverse crew of her starship, the Pasadena. The interacting personalities and backstories alone would make a better-than-average book. There is also the ominous, driving plot of an impending war between humans and self-aware artificial intelligences. And there is Evelyn Dobbs, the Pasadena's "Ship's Fool"--a cross between a court jester and a savvy ship's counselor. Dobbs' relationship with the Fool's Guild she belongs to is complex and an interesting puzzle-solving exercise for the reader. Good stories, all three.
The real value of the book is its imaginative portrayal of artificial intelligences, some of which "go rogue" and head off into the connected universe with their own agendas. They have different, believable and fascinating personalities. The effects of the processors they run on, the bandwidth they travel through, and other aspects of their experiences are convincingly portrayed. Readers are left with a feel for why such intelligences have priorities and goals than human beings cannot easily understand. This book is recommended for fans of space opera, artificial intelligence and of a good, hint-driven mystery in an unconventional setting. It is a worthy addition to your bookshelf or to the electronic reading device of your choice.
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