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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good read, well written sci-fi detective novel
5 Nov 2011
Format:Paperback
It's tough finding a decent sci-fi novel anymore. From bookstores putting sci-fi and fantasy (ugh!) together in the same section to simply finding an author who can write and an editor who can edit. William Keith's Free Fall easily surpasses all those issues and is an enjoyable read with a good central character and good description of the environment the story is set in and all the whiz-bang sci-fi gizmos, gadgets and developments that go along with it, and the reasoning behind it is not as contrived as in some other works.
I don't know anything about the "Android" RPG, and I don't care. I'm tired of the overly wordy blather-filled "space opera" garbage out there and Free Fall is a a hard-bitten detective story wrapped up in a well written, easy to read, and enjoyable sci-fi novel. I;m going to explore William Keith's other offerings with interest.
A sci-fi novel from an author who can actually write! What a concept. Call me a fan.
I don't know anything about the "Android" RPG, and I don't care. I'm tired of the overly wordy blather-filled "space opera" garbage out there and Free Fall is a a hard-bitten detective story wrapped up in a well written, easy to read, and enjoyable sci-fi novel. I;m going to explore William Keith's other offerings with interest.
A sci-fi novel from an author who can actually write! What a concept. Call me a fan.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
pleasantly surprised
1 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is based on the Android boardgame from Fantasy Flight Games. I'm a fan of the game, and I greatly enjoyed the book (and am in no way affiliated with FFG). Although your enjoyment will be enhanced by familiarity with the game (and vice versa), I think it actually stands on its own as well.
After initial apprehension from reading the first three free chapters on FFG online which didn't impress me that much, I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the book. In fact, I think this book is awesome for what it is. Kudos to Bill Keith! Here are some specific things I love about it:
1. Incredible attention to detail. Everything is thought out very deeply and described thoroughly.
2. Richly fleshed out sci-fi sociopolitics and twisty psychologies/incentives, at times reminiscent of an Asimov sci-fi murder mystery. Definitely a page-turner, especially at the end.
3. Lots of hard sci-fi physics reminiscent of Clarke, especially when it comes to the space elevator (but see below). Thank you Bill for putting the space elevator on the equator!! The author was undoubtedly influenced by both Clarke and Asimov.
4. It is clear that the author took a lot of effort to study and understand the Android universe, and a lot of details from the game are explained. This book is *exactly* how I imagined the Android universe. He just gets it right.
5. It comes with an order form for an event card for the game.
And here are the cons:
1. Number one pet peeve: physics errors, some gross. In particular, the Coriolis force on the elevator is ignored, there is confusion between acceleration and gravity, a few calculations are obviously off (to a physicist at least), and a few other things. These don't detract from the book and are easy to fix (I just make a mental erratum and keep going.) And I do love the detailed science descriptions in my books and applaud Bill for putting them in there. However, if the author chooses to put in scientific detail, the onus is on him to get those details right. (Bill, if you are reading this, I'm hoping these errors can be corrected in the next printing if there is one? Or that you can show me that I'm mistaken in thinking these are errors? I'm happy to send you details.)
2. I felt that the book wasn't quite polished enough. I felt that there were some quasi-repetitions and that in general the writing could have been leaner. There were also one or two inconsistencies in dates. (Again, Bill, if you're reading this, I'm happy to send you the details.)
3. For those not familiar with the Android universe, some things and characters may feel contrived, and it may be easy to get lost in the richness and the number of different characters. I think you need to pay close attention if you're not familiar with the Android universe.
The bottom line is that even though this book won't win any awards for literary style or character development, and is a bit rough around the edges in general, it blew all my (understandably low) expectations. You won't be disappointed if you if you appreciate murder mysteries, and if you dig detailed sci-fi settings complete with hard science and sociopolitics. And especially if you want to see the world of Android richly fleshed out.
After initial apprehension from reading the first three free chapters on FFG online which didn't impress me that much, I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the book. In fact, I think this book is awesome for what it is. Kudos to Bill Keith! Here are some specific things I love about it:
1. Incredible attention to detail. Everything is thought out very deeply and described thoroughly.
2. Richly fleshed out sci-fi sociopolitics and twisty psychologies/incentives, at times reminiscent of an Asimov sci-fi murder mystery. Definitely a page-turner, especially at the end.
3. Lots of hard sci-fi physics reminiscent of Clarke, especially when it comes to the space elevator (but see below). Thank you Bill for putting the space elevator on the equator!! The author was undoubtedly influenced by both Clarke and Asimov.
4. It is clear that the author took a lot of effort to study and understand the Android universe, and a lot of details from the game are explained. This book is *exactly* how I imagined the Android universe. He just gets it right.
5. It comes with an order form for an event card for the game.
And here are the cons:
1. Number one pet peeve: physics errors, some gross. In particular, the Coriolis force on the elevator is ignored, there is confusion between acceleration and gravity, a few calculations are obviously off (to a physicist at least), and a few other things. These don't detract from the book and are easy to fix (I just make a mental erratum and keep going.) And I do love the detailed science descriptions in my books and applaud Bill for putting them in there. However, if the author chooses to put in scientific detail, the onus is on him to get those details right. (Bill, if you are reading this, I'm hoping these errors can be corrected in the next printing if there is one? Or that you can show me that I'm mistaken in thinking these are errors? I'm happy to send you details.)
2. I felt that the book wasn't quite polished enough. I felt that there were some quasi-repetitions and that in general the writing could have been leaner. There were also one or two inconsistencies in dates. (Again, Bill, if you're reading this, I'm happy to send you the details.)
3. For those not familiar with the Android universe, some things and characters may feel contrived, and it may be easy to get lost in the richness and the number of different characters. I think you need to pay close attention if you're not familiar with the Android universe.
The bottom line is that even though this book won't win any awards for literary style or character development, and is a bit rough around the edges in general, it blew all my (understandably low) expectations. You won't be disappointed if you if you appreciate murder mysteries, and if you dig detailed sci-fi settings complete with hard science and sociopolitics. And especially if you want to see the world of Android richly fleshed out.
Horrible Rip Off
27 May 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I understand this is based on an RPG game universe, so perhaps that is the issue here, but if the world had ripped off Asimov and Dick any more, I think I would have puked.
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